Edit Subject Area
Screen Description
The Edit Subject Area screen provides administrators with interface for editing an existing subject area.
Details
Academic Session
The academic session for which you are editing a subject area
Can be changed from the Academic Sessions screen
Abbreviation
Subject area abbreviation
Short Title
Short title of the subject area
Long Title
Long title of the subject area
External ID
External ID of the subject area (optional)
Department
Change the department to which the subject area belongs (a subject area has to belong to a department)
This option is disabled if there is a timetable committed for the current department of this subject area
A new department can be added in the Add Department screen - to get there, click on Departments in the Administration section of the left hand side menu
Schedule Book Only
Check if the subject area is not expected to have any classes associated with it for this academic session
Pseudo
Check if the subject area has been created for some other purposes than having regular classes (such as CAND to represent that a student is a candidate for graduation)
Operations
Update (ALT+U)
Save changes and go back to the Subject Areas screen
Delete (ALT+D)
Delete subject area and go back to the Subject Areas screen
This option is only available if there are no courses offered for this subject area
Back (ALT+B)
Go back to the Subject Areas screen without saving any changes