Certificate in Web Development

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Trish Thomas Henley, PhD, Interim Director and Associate Dean

(206) 296-5530
ncs_admissions@seattleu.edu

Objectives

Web, Application and Technology Studies (WATS) provides a culturally-grounded approach to study the creation and reception of consumer and media technologies. Networked devices, applications and Websites provide a means to shape our world, and our students will guide the creation of these new tools. WATS offers flexible, timely courses that serve continuing education, degree completion, and professional development needs.

The Web Development Certificate is an intensive eight-course (40 credits) sequence designed to take students from Web User to Web Creator, preparing them for the role of Frontend Web Developer on a typical Web production team. Following a standards-based curriculum that is updated every year, courses cover aspects of frontend development from basic HTML and CSS to advanced JavaScript. In addition, students explore the history and cultural impact of the Web, all while modeling standards of professional practice within the Web technology industry.

I. Prerequisites

Education/Training
- College-level Composition Course
- College-level Mathematics Course
- Basic Computer Skills Test
Skills*
- Ability to use a computer for normal communications and entertainment needs
- Ability to manage files effectively using planned organizational hierarchies
- Ability to understand and/or discover the meaning of different filename extensions

*Prerequisite skills should be verified via completion of the Basic Computer Skills Test

II. Required Courses

In order to earn a certificate in web development, a student must complete a minimum of 40 credits, including:

Certificate in Web Development

Objectives

I. Prerequisites

II. Required Courses

Minimum credits required for certificate: (40)