According to recent research, online users say a website’s design is the number one criteria for deciding whether a company is credible or not. In this program, learn what it takes to produce an effective web design. You’ll discover the basics of web design using HTML and CSS (no prior knowledge of HTML or web design is required) and learn ways to enhance web pages with the use of page layout techniques, text formatting, graphics and images. You will also learn how to create effective and dynamic websites/applications and take away a functioning web application hosted on a web server that is both accessible and search engine optimized. Finally, you will learn about responsive design process, advanced layout and design features using the Bootstrap framework, and you’ll explore CMS frameworks and industry standard technologies and frameworks.

The Web Design Certificate is offered through our partner, Learning Resources Network, Inc. (aka UGotClass), and it’s composed of three one-month courses.

The Program

Introduction to Web Design - 16 hours

• Principles of Web Design
• Structure vs. Presentation
• Web Graphics and Content
• Publishing Your Site

Intermediate Web Design - 16 hours

• JavaScript
• MySQL
• PHP
• Accessibility and Search Engine Optimization

Advanced Web Design - 16 hours

• Responsive Web Design
• Responsive Web Design - Styling
• Responsive Web Design – Styling the Navigation and Making Adjustments
• Responsive Web Design / Additional Framework