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Web Development is a fast growing and diverse career field. Careers can range from front-end web designer to back-end or full-stck web developer just to mention a few. The Web Development Program at Dallas College is designed to give you a solid background in each of these areas.
Ready to get started on your career in Web Development?
Web Development at Dallas College
At Dallas College, we are constantly updating the courses and skills taught to keep pace with this rapidly evolving field to ensure our students have the skills most in demand from industry.
Students begin by learning basic and advanced page design and digital imaging techniques, then progress to more advanced skills such as client and server programming for form validation, user interaction and database driven websites. Students will learn skills for problem solving and working within groups.
Getting started is quick and easy. Our experienced faculty and staff are here to help you be successful in this exciting field. We offer a two-year Associate of Applied Sciences (AAS) degree as well as shorter two or three semester certificates which you can earn on your way to the full AAS degree.
Choose the path that fits your goals and needs.
Web Design Occupational Skills Award
The Web Design Occupational Skills Award is for students who wish to learn the essentials of Web Design and Programming. Tools usage and digital imaging techniques are introduced.
Curriculum
Semester 1
ARTC 1302 - Digital Imaging I
ITSE 1301 - Web Design Tools
Semester Total: 6 Credit Hours
Semester 2
ITSE 1311 - Beginning Web Programming
Semester Total: 3 Credit Hours
TOTAL AWARD 9 Credit Hours
Web Development Certificate
The Web Development Certificate curriculum is designed to provide the skills necessary for an entry-level position as a Web Developer. Emphasis is upon the technical development of websites including networking, database concepts and web authoring using programming languages and software to produce interactive, and dynamic websites and web applications.
Curriculum
Semester 1
ARTC 1302 - Digital Imaging I
ITSE 1301 - Web Design Tools
ITSE 1370 - Introduction to Python Programming
Semester Total: 9 Credit Hours
Semester 2
ITSE 1306 - PHP Programming
ITSE 1311 - Beginning Web Programming
ITSE 2313 - Web Authoring
Semester Total: 9 Credit Hours
TOTAL AWARD 18 Credit Hours
Web Developer Certificate for intermediate web developers.
Web Development Associate Degree for full-stack web developers.
For more information about the Web Development program at Dallas College contact:
Professor Stephen Herd
sherd@dcccd.edu
972.860.4329
Careers in Web Development
Job openings requiring Web development and design skills are expanding as fast as the Internet. The number of all Internet-related jobs is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations in the next decade as more and more companies use the Internet to do business.
This career path can lead to a wide variety of job positions.
- Web Designer
- Web Developer
- Web Programmer
- Webmaster/Web Administrator
- Web Graphics Designer
- Digital Media Specialist
- Web Software Engineer
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
Web skills can even lead to jobs in various other disciplines that require Web skills.
- Technical Writer
- Technical Support
- Information Architect
- Digital Developer
- Graphic Designer
- Layout Artist