Web Design & Development AAS
The Web Design & Development Associate's Degree prepares students with the skills necessary for organizational web design, development, and management. Course work includes applying current trends in web technology, standards, and applications to real-world projects. Successful students will be able to work in development teams and effectively communicate in the web design and development industry.
Upon completion of this degree, students will:
- Describe and define the roles of a web designer and web developer
- Demonstrate the ability to publish and update web sites and set up a domain
- Construct and design a web page, site, and application using standards-driven HTML and CSS
- Implement event-driven programming on a web page using JavaScript
- Distinguish between content management systems and demonstrate their use and utility
- Complete a web design and development portfolio
- Demonstrate understanding of web-based graphic design, image editing, and design layout
- Compare JavaScript frameworks and demonstrate their use in the building of a client-oriented web application
- Research and describe solutions to customer requirements through a web development capstone project
Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| WRITING AND RHETORIC I | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS (or MATH-147A & MATH-147B) | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| Additional General Education Core | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
ID 300A - 300V (see course descriptions for options) | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
or PHYS-112 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
| Total Credits | 15.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CITPT-101 | INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMEN | 3.00 |
| CITPT-111/311 | WEB DEVELOPMENT BASICS | 3.00 |
| CITPT-112/312 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING | 3.00 |
| CITPT-117/317 | WEB DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS | 3.00 |
| CITPT-175/375 | INTERACTIVE WEB SCRIPTING | 3.00 |
| CITPT-180/380 | PORTFOLIO DESIGN | 3.00 |
| CITPT-265/465 | IMAGE EDITING AND ILLUSTRATION | 3.00 |
| CITPT-275/475 | WEB AUTHORING SYSTEMS | 3.00 |
| CITPT-280/480 | WEB DEVELOPMENT CAPSTONE | 3.00 |
| CITPT-294A | INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY I | 3.00 |
| Select 15 credits from subject CITPT | 15.00 | |
| Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required | ||
| Total Credits | 45.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CITPT-101 | INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMEN | 3.00 |
| CITPT-111 | WEB DEVELOPMENT BASICS | 3.00 |
| CITPT-117 | WEB DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS | 3.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select CITPT course | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CITPT-112 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING | 3.00 |
| CITPT-265 | IMAGE EDITING AND ILLUSTRATION | 3.00 |
| CITPT-275 | WEB AUTHORING SYSTEMS | 3.00 |
| CORE | Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CITPT-175 | INTERACTIVE WEB SCRIPTING | 3.00 |
| CITPT-180 | PORTFOLIO DESIGN | 3.00 |
| CORE | Additional General Education Course | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select CITPT course | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select CITPT course | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CITPT-280 | WEB DEVELOPMENT CAPSTONE | 3.00 |
| CITPT-294A | INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY I | 3.00 |
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select CITPT course | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select CITPT course | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 60.00 | |
Graduates from Web Design and Development programs go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields:
- Web Developer/Manager/Specialist/Coordinator/Administrator
- Web Designer
- Frontend Developer
- Backend Developer
- UI Designer/UX Developer
- Content Strategist
Please check the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website for more information about these careers.