Overview Tab On Program Page
This group contains five fields, all of which can appear on the program's overview page.
Program Blurb
This is a short bit of promotional text highlighting a core aspect of the program. If present, it will appear prominently at the top of the overview. Long, complicated texts will look terrible in this space.
Program Overview
The Overview field is a punchy and promotional description of the academic program. It should be a maximum of 2-3 short paragraphs. It gives some brief information about the program, what students might expect if they choose the program, and something that is special about the program to differentiate it from similar programs in other institutions.
Opportunities
The Opportunities field describes special opportunities available for students in the academic program. These may include, among other things, assistantships, honors in the major, internships, study abroad, student organizations, etc. The Opportunities text appears at the end of the Overview under the heading Opportunities.
The Opportunities text is repeated at the top of the Student Profile List page. If there are no published student profiles, there won't be a Meet a Student page, and the promotional text about opportunities will not appear.
For graduate programs, there is no generic Opportunities text. Opportunities will appear on the Overview page only if the program enters program-specific information. The program-specific information is repeated at the top of the Student Profile List page.
Careers
The Programs Application provides a way to promote the kinds of careers that graduates of the program pursue. Promotional information about careers appears at the top of the Meet an Alum page (a page with profiles of alumni). If there are no published alumni profiles, there won't be a Meet an Alum page, and the promotional text about careers will not appear.
There are two ways for a viewer to access the Careers text and the Meet an Alum page:
- From the Meet an Alum link in the top tab of the program pages.
- From a link to Careers in the right column.
These links appear only if there is at least one published profile of an alum.
Programs are encouraged to write a short text about careers, to describe the kinds of careers that alumni from the degree program pursue.
There is no generic Careers text. Careers are extremely program-specific, so the college has not provided a generic text for this field. If the program has not entered a Careers text, the field will not appear.
Why Mason?
In the right column of the Overview page, there is a button labeled Why Mason? This links to a Why Mason? page.
There is generic text for Why Mason? — a college version of the Mason "boilerplate.” Programs are encouraged to add program-specific information about why Mason is a great place to study that discipline.
Program-specific text, if entered, will replace the generic Why Mason? text.
Examples: