AAS in Web Development and Design

The Web Development AAS Program offers the student a strong educational core focused on design and programming for the web. Students develop the skills necessary to develop and maintain robust, well-designed, interactive, and dynamic websites. Students study client-side scripting, server-side scripting, object-oriented programming, and database systems as a means to develop programming skills. Courses such as Computer Graphics, Introduction to Web Design, Web Animation, and Interactive Programming give students the chance to develop their design skills.

In your final semester, you will develop an Advanced Web Portfolio and create a functional dynamic website in the capstone course, Advanced Web Technologies. The student portfolio and capstone project will be key tools in your job search.

This program can be completed in two years of full-time study with a combination of day and evening courses.

First Semester

• COLS101 College Success
• ARTA170 Computer Graphics
• CISC100 Information Technology Fundamentals
• CMTH102 Introduction to Communication
• ENGL101 English I
• General Education Elective

Second Semester

• ARTA130 Intro to Web Site Design
• ARTA180 Digital Design & Typography I
• CISC128 Client-side Scripting
• ENGL151L English II
  or
  ENGL151R English II
  or
  ENGL151T English II
• MATH Mathematics Elective (QL)++

Third Semester

• ARTA132 Web Animation
• ARTA240 Advanced Web Site Design
• CISC257 Server-side Scripting
• CISC270 Database Systems
• General Education Elective

Fourth Semester

• CISC208 Mobile Development
• CISC150 Object-oriented Programming
• CISC201 Advanced Web Technologies
• General Education Elective
• Elective +

ENGL151: Students have a choice of ENGL151L (Literature option), ENGL151R (Report Writing) or ENGL151T (Technical Writing). Contact your advisor for guidance.

+ Suggested elective choices: BUSA131, ARTA181.

++ Mathematics Elective options: MATH140, MATH145, MATH150, MATH160, MATH165, MATH175, MATH176, MATH180, MATH181, MATH202, MATH210, MATH211.

• For the General Education Electives, students must take three courses from at least two of the following areas: Arts & Humanities (AH); Social Science: Society and Institutions over Time (SIT) or Social Science: Scientific Study of Human Behavior (SSHB).
• One course should be designated as Diversity and Global Awareness (D).
• One course must be Writing Intensive (WI).

Graduates of the program will be able to:

• Develop effective approaches to solving problems related to web site development.
• Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements for web site creation.
• Design, build, and/or maintain aesthetically pleasing web sites using WYSIWYG editors and graphic design tools, with a focus on usability.
• Develop proficiency with programming, scripting languages, and database design techniques needed for interactive dynamic web applications.
• Exhibit proficiency in both design and technical aspects of web design.

Web developers use information technology (IT) to advance their organization's goals, and create websites to help firms have a public face. Many of these workers are employed in computer systems design and related services firms. Most web developers work full time.

Future Career Paths

• Web Application Developer
• Web Programmer
• Webmaster
• Web Designer
• Web Developer
• Internet Developer