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Web Design and Development


CertificateOverview

While today’s Web application development tools help make web design easy and quick, many users are limited in their ability to customize or troubleshoot their websites because they are not familiar with web design fundamentals or are unaware of good design practices.

This flexible, fully-online specialized studies program provides an understanding of the fundamental building blocks of web site creation and design including tools, to add functionality, handle web forms, and enable image processing to enhance appearance. This essential knowledge is ideally suited for those designing a web presence.

Specialized Studies Award Requirements

Students must complete 90 hours of coursework (9.0 quarter units) with a grade of “C” or higher in each course in order to receive the Specialized Studies Award in Web Design and Development. Individual courses can be taken and pass/fail and “no grade” options are available for those not requesting the Specialized Studies Award.

English Proficiency Requirement On-site Training
 

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Program Benefits

Students completing this progam will be able to:

  • Provides knowledge and skills needed to create a website, develop individual web pages, and add functionality, interactivity and dynamic features to web pages
  • Focuses on the most essential topics needed to establish a compelling web presence

Who Should Enroll

Whether you have been already using a web design tool such as Dreamweaver or FrontPage and wish to gain more knowledge about the technology “behind the scenes” or you are completely new to web development, this program will give you the skills you need as a professional entering into the web design field or as a serious hobbyist. Whether you are interested in designing a web page to share your family pictures, need to design and provide a high quality web presence for a business, or work with a web designer, this program has courses for you.