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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-stack 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.

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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.

Below is a list of awards offered by Dallas College. We encourage you to review each award's contents to see how well it meets your expectations for professional development. Each award has a link to the Dallas College catalog with official information about the award. Please click each heading to view the contents.

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

Note: This award is shown as a 2 semester pattern but can be completed in 1 semester.

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

The Web Developer Certificate 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 web authoring using programming languages and software to produce interactive, and dynamic websites and web applications.

Curriculum
Semester 1
ITSE 1301 - Web Design Tools
ITSE 1329 - Programming Logic and Design
ITSE 1303 - Introduction to MySQL
Semester Total: 9 Credit Hours
Semester 2
ITSE 1311 - Beginning Web Programming
ITSC 1316 - Linux Installation and Configuration
ITSE 1370 - Introduction to Python Programming
Semester Total: 9 Credit Hours
Semester 3
ITSE 2317 - Java Programming
ITSE 2302 - Intermediate Web Programming
ITSE 1306 - PHP Programming
Semester Total: 9 Credit Hours
TOTAL AWARD 27 Credit Hours

Web Development AAS Degree

This degree is designed to provide students with technical skills required to use the web as an interactive communications medium. Students pursuing this degree will learn basic and advanced page design skills, digital imaging techniques suitable for the web, basic client- and server-side programming methods including form validation, database driven interactive pages, industry aligned software development practices, problem-solving, interpersonal workgroup skills.

Curriculum
SEMESTER 1
ITSE 1301 Web Design Tools
ITSE 1329 Programming Logic and Design
ARTC 1302 Digital Imaging I
ENGL 1301 Composition I
+Elective MATH Elective
SEMESTER 2
ITSE 2313 Web Authoring
ITSE 1311 Beginning Web Programming1
ITSE 1370 Introduction to Python
ITSC 1316 Linux Installation and Configuration
++Elective Humanities/Fine Arts
SEMESTER 3
ITSE 2302 Intermediate Web Programming2
ITSE 1306 PHP Programming
ITSE 1303 Introduction to MySQL
ENGL 2311 Business and Technical Writing
+++Elective Social/Behavioral Science
SEMESTER 4
ITSE 2317 Java Programming
INEW 2334 Advanced Web Programming3
ITSY 1300 Fundamentals of Information Security
INEW 2330 Comprehensive Software Project:Planning and Design OR
ITSC 1364 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Computer and Information Sciences, General*
Degree Annotations
++++Elective SPCH Elective
+MATH Elective--must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Mathematics.
++Humanities/Fine Arts Elective--must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Humanities/Fine Arts.
+++Social/Behavioral Science Elective--must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Social/Behavioral Science.
++++SPCH Elective--must be selected from the following:
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication
SPCH 1315 Public Speaking
SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Communication
1Beginning Web Programming covers client-side programming techniques in JavaScript.
2Intermediate Web Programming covers programming techniques in JavaScript or other languages.
3Advanced Web Programming covers advanced topics in web programming techniques using PHP frameworks or other languages.
*INEW 2430 Comprehensive Software Project: Planning and Design or Practicum is the capstone experience for this award.
TOTAL AWARD 60 Credit Hours

Contact Us

For more information about the Web Development program at Dallas College contact:

Professor Stephen Herd
sherd@dallascollege.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 skills can even lead to jobs in various other disciplines.