Overview

NEXT OFFERING: Jan. 13 - Apr. 17, 2025

Become a front end web developer in 14 weeks.

Talented, professionally trained web designers and developers are in demand. Employers recognize that Seneca's accredited college certificate program trains you to build effective, dynamic and responsive web sites that respond to the needs of business.

Students gain experience by engaging in a capstone project which simulates a freelance client experience, designing and developing a website from concept to final implementation. This intensive program is a 14-week online synchronous class, offered in January and September. Classes run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., with lab hours from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Faculty are available during the afternoon until 2 p.m.

Participants become proficient at designing and building web sites incorporating HTML, CSS, mobile and responsive design, Angular, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, WordPress, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Learning Outcomes:

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

1. Utilize modern development strategies and tools to create responsive websites.
2. Use coding and software development tools to facilitate and accelerate development of dynamic websites.
3. Articulate the benefits of designing responsive websites for an optimized user experience.
4. Use CSS media queries to support designs across multi displays.
5. Create responsive layouts of webpages and webpage components that are accessible.
6. Build and deploy mobile websites that can adapt to smartphones, tablets and other devices.
7. Design and develop a website, from initial concept to final implementation, through their capstone project.

 

For team bios and more information, check out our Web Design and Development Program website (formerly known as the Webmaster program):
web-design-development.senecapolytechnic.ca

To register for the Web Design and Development program, please contact Jaya Revoredo at  jaya.revoredo@senecapolytechnic.ca.

Entry Requirements

For information about our accelerated Web Design and Development program and to register, please contact Jaya Revoredo at Jaya.Revoredo@senecapolytechnic.ca.

Students must have a strong computer aptitude. No prior coding experience is required for this course.

For more information, visit our Web Design and Development Program website.

Curriculum

Students must successfully complete all nine courses of this program to graduate with the Web Design and Development Certificate.

To register for the Web Design and Development program, please contact Jaya Revoredo at jaya.revoredo@senecapolytechnic.ca.

WWW 100 (see official outline...) Internet Technology and HTML/CSS

In this intensive course students learn to use the latest technologies to build modern, leading websites. Special focus is placed on modern development practices using HTML5 & CSS3.

WWW 102 (see official outline...) Mobile and Responsive Design

Users are visiting web sites from a broad array of devices and browsers. Students will develop and publish complex and effective web pages and sites using modern development strategies and tools. Strategic design considerations are made for mobile website development.

WWW 103 (see official outline...) Graphics & Design

There's a reason Photoshop is the world's industry standard in image-editing software - the depth and breadth of the program is unheralded. Photoshop allows the user (novice or expert) to create and manipulate images with a freedom that is only bound by the imagination. In this intensive course students learn essential graphic manipulation, visualization and composition techniques.

WWW 104 (see official outline...) CSS Architecture

Students will continue to add industry-leading tools to their repertoire of skills. Particular focus is paid to the Bootstrap framework used to design and build responsive sites, and Angular used to build component-based dynamic user interfaces.

WWW 105 (see official outline...) Web Programming

Learn the fundamental concepts of JavaScript that form the foundation for web programming and mobile development. Students learn how to design and deploy sophisticated user-interfaces and powerful modern dynamic web pages. Particular focus is given to jQuery.

WWW 110 (see official outline...) PHP & Content Management Systems

As websites grow more and more complicated, Content Management Systems (CMS) become a needed reality of modern web development. This module looks at WordPress and investigates the strengths and weaknesses of using a CMS as an approach to web development, including PHP and server side programming.

WWW 107 (see official outline...) Project Planning & Management

Students learn how to approach website design as a project. They learn how to research a particular client's industry, different ways to organize, plan, and design a website, how work is to be sequenced (workflow protocols), what well-designed sites should look like (heuristics), organizing content (information architecture), cost estimating, communication skills, and setting up and running their web design business.

WWW 108 (see official outline...) Emerging Web Technologies

This forward-looking module examines emergent topics and concepts in web-related technologies focussing on practical technologies that can be implemented in whole or in part today, with an expectation of growing support in the future.

WWW 109 (see official outline...) Capstone Project

Professional development in which students will engage in a capstone project which simulates a freelance client experience, to create a full web site design from start (research and preparation) to completion.

Tuition/Fee

The Web Design and Development program is offered twice per year starting January and September.

The tuition fee for the 14-week course is $5200.11.

All learning materials (textbooks) are included in the fees.

Program Contacts

Rasika De Silva
Program Assistant
Rasika.DeSilva@senecapolytechnic.ca
416-764-0977

Jaya Revoredo
Part-time Program Coordinator
jaya.revoredo@senecapolytechnic.ca
437-312-0820

Sheri Ladoucier
Academic Program Manager
Sheri.Ladoucier@senecapolytechnic.ca
416-764-0983

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