Web Development Program
2019-2020
Description
The Web Design program serves students entering fields that need Web Design skills and knowledge and working professionals who need to learn new skills for their current job or for career advancement. The program prepares students to design and create Web sites, including integrating databases and content management systems, creating multimedia elements, and editing content to follow writing for the Web guidelines. Students acquire a solid foundation in usability, accessibility, and design principles, as well as technical skills at hand coding HTML, CSS, basic PHP and MySQL. Students use industry standard software and practices to prepare for entry level careers.
Additional certification and/or credentialing may be required to obtain employment in the field.
Gainful Employment Information
Goals
- To provide students with the theoretical knowledge, applicable standards-based technical and coding skills, and attitude necessary to function as an entry-level Web designer.
- To impart to students the use of current practices and standards of Web informational design: writing for the Web, design principles, Web site architecture, Web site usability, and Web accessibility.
- To prepare student for the demands and responsibilities in the work environment, students will create projects on their own, or in teams, with each student assuming responsibility for the production process.
- To educate students to practice respect for copyright laws and regulations for content on the Web site.
- To inculcate in students the practice of life-long learning and professional growth.
| Award Type | Units |
|---|---|
| Certificate of Achievement: | |
| Web Design | 24 |
| Associate of Science Degree: | |
| Web Design | 33* |
*and courses to meet graduation requirements, general education and electives as needed to meet the minimum of 60 units required for the degree.
Career Options
Web Designer, Web Developer, Front End Developer, Back End Developer, Full Stack Developer, Content Manager, Social Media Manager, Search Engine Optimizer, Digital Engineer, Data Model Engineer, Web Programmer, HTML and CSS Coders, Internet Concept Developer.
Certificate of Achievement
Web Design
| Courses Required for the Major: | Units | |
| MULT 121 | Digital Image Editing I: Introduction to Photoshop | 3 |
| WEBD 127 | Creating User-Centered Content | 3 |
| WEBD 152 | Beginning Web Development: HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | 3 |
| WEBD 166 | PHP: an Introduction | 3 |
| WEBD 164 | Javascript Fundamentals for Web Development | 3 |
| WEBD 167 | Using Web Databases | 3 |
| WEBD 168 | Intermediate HTML HyperText Markup Language (HyperText Markup Language) and Cascading Style Sheets (Cascading Style Sheets) for Web Design | 3 |
| WEBD 173 | E-Commerce Website Creation | 3 |
| Total Units = 24 | ||
Associate of Science Degree
Web Design
Students in Web Design enjoy a practical hands-on approach to creating web sites using current technologies and web standards. This rigorous program trains students to create a front-end web site, which includes database integration. Upon completion of the program, students are equipped with the skills required for entry-level employment at web site design companies and large businesses and for the creation and management of web sites for small to medium size businesses.
For graduation requirements see Requirements for the Associate Degree.
Electives as needed to meet minimum of 60 units required for the degree.
| Courses Required for the Major: | Units | |
| MULT 121 | Digital Image Editing I: Introduction to Photoshop | 3 |
| WEBD 127 | Creating User-Centered Content | 3 |
| WEBD 152 | Beginning Web Development: HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | 3 |
| WEBD 164 | Javascript Fundamentals for Web Development | 3 |
| WEBD 166 | PHP: An Introduction | 3 |
| WEBD 167 | Using Web Databases | 3 |
| WEBD 168 | Intermediate HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for Web Design | 3 |
| WEBD 169 | Website Development Using Open Source Content Management Systems | 3 |
| WEBD 171 | Advanced JavaScript for Web Development | 3 |
| WEBD 173 | E-Commerce Website Creation | 3 |
| WEBD 191 | Professional Practices in Web Design | 3 |
| Total Units = 33 | ||
Transfer Information
Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should complete courses required for the university major and the general education pattern required by that transfer institution. See catalog TRANSFER INFORMATION section. Additional courses may be required to meet university lower-division requirements.
Course requirements at the transfer institution are subject to change and may be verified by a counselor or by consulting the current university catalog. Many Baccalaureate in Arts degrees require third semester competency in a foreign language. Consult the current catalog of the transfer institution and consult with a counselor.