Template:Infobox academic division/doc

Infobox academic division is an infobox for use on articles about an academic division of a university, college, or other tertiary education institution. See the type parameter for a non-exhaustive comprehensive list.

Usage


Parameters
Use only the parameters applicable to the institution. All numeric parameters will be automatically formatted, so should be formatted without any digit grouping punctuation (that is, a period or comma).


 * name
 * required: the name of the division


 * native_name
 * required: the name of the division in the native language of the institution


 * image
 * optional: an image depicting the division; exclude the File or Image components, using the form  Example.jpg  instead of  Example.jpg 


 * image_size
 * optional: the display size of the image, in pixels


 * image_alt
 * optional: if image_name is supplied, please include a descriptive alt text to comply with Wikipedia's accessibility guideline for images


 * caption
 * optional: a description of the image


 * motto
 * optional: the motto of the division


 * motto_lang
 * optional: language in which motto is specified, if not in English


 * motto_eng
 * optional: English language translation of motto


 * former_names
 * optional: a list of former names for the division


 * established
 * required: the date on which the division was established, using Start date


 * closed
 * optional: the date on which the division was closed, using End date


 * type
 * required: the type of division; this may be any one of Faculty, School (Affiliated school, Art school or School of Fine Arts, Film school, Graduate school, Journalism school, Music school, School of education, Veterinary school, Vocational school), Professional school (Business school, Dental school, Law school, Medical school), Academic department, Institute (Institute of technology or polytechnic, Research institute, Mechanics' Institutes), Academy (Military academy) Seminary, University Technical College, or any other suitable tertiary education type


 * parent
 * optional: the parent faculty or other institutional division which operates this division (for example, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is operated by the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University)


 * affiliation
 * required: the college, university, or other institution with which this division is affiliated


 * symbol
 * optional: the symbol of the division (for example, the pink tie of the University of Waterloo Faculty of Mathematics)


 * website
 * optional: the website address of the division, using URL


 * logo
 * optional: a link to an image file of the logo, in the form  Example.jpg 


 * footnotes
 * optional: additional relevant information

Location parameters
Only one of the subnational parameters canton, prefecture, province, or state should be used, and only that which reflects the first-order subnational jurisdiction (that is, the administrative divisions into which the nation is split).


 * city
 * required: the city or town in which the division is located


 * canton
 * optional: the canton in which the division is located (such as a Canton of Switzerland)


 * prefecture
 * optional: the prefecture in which the division is located (such as a Prefecture of Japan)


 * province
 * optional: the province in which the division is located (such as a Canadian province)


 * region
 * optional: the region in which the division is located (such as a Italian region)


 * state
 * optional: the state in which the division is located (such as a U.S. state)


 * country
 * optional: the country in which the division is located


 * coordinates
 * optional: the geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the division, using coord

Administrative position parameters
This infobox is flexible and contains parameters for numerous administrative positions, some of which are listed in titles in academia. Use those for which the division has such an administrative position.


 * dean
 * optional: the name of the dean


 * rector
 * optional: the name of the rector


 * principal
 * optional: the name of the principal


 * director
 * optional: the name of the director


 * head_label
 * optional the name of a different administrative position not amongst the available parameters


 * head
 * optional: the name of the individual who holds the office specified by head_label; this parameter is required if head_label is specified

Staff and student parameters
Staff and student information is captured by the following parameters:


 * academic_staff
 * optional: the number of individuals at the division employed as academic staff (professors, lecturers, etc.)


 * students
 * optional: the number of students attending a program in the division


 * enrollment
 * optional: the number of students attending a program in the division (can be used as a variation of "students")


 * undergrad
 * optional: the number of students attending an undergraduate program in the division


 * postgrad
 * optional: the number of students attending a postgraduate program in the division


 * doctoral
 * optional: the number of students attending a doctoral program in the division


 * alumni
 * optional: the number of students who have graduated from the division