Degree and Certificate Programs

Computer Sciences and Information Technology

Web Development Specialist (6396)

Technical Certificate

The explosive growth of the Internet and electronic commerce affects almost every company and organization today. Successful web communication requires a single person or team to serve as the focal point and organizational players between previously unrelated work functions. The Webmaster/ Web Development Certificate program prepares students for job entry in the Internet development field. Students learn skills necessary for design, development, maintenance, management, and administration of comprehensive web sites for corporations and organizations. This certificate program prepares graduates for jobs as webmasters and website development specialists. This program provides a foundation for persons preparing for various certification examinations in Webmaster/Web development.

An internship (CIS 1942) is available for students who wish to obtain “on-the-job” work experience in Web technologies.

Required Courses

The following is a list of courses required for this program presented in a recommended sequence of completion. The sequence is only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow the sequence precisely. Students in this program may register for any course as long as the student has met any prerequisites for that course.

Course Number and Title	Credits
CGS 1570 Microcomputer Applications	3
COP 1000 Introduction to Programming and Algorithm Design	3
COP 2822 HTML Programming	4
CGS 2263 Computer Network Concepts and Operations	3
OR
CDA 2502 Computer Networks
CGS 2820 Website Design and Development	4
COP 2800 Object-Oriented Programming with JAVA	4
CGS 2525 Introduction to Multimedia	3
CGS 2825 Website Management	3
CGS 2821 Advanced Site Web Design and Development	4
CIS 1942 Internship	2
Total Credit Hours	33

*Refer to A.S. degree General Education Requirements.