Web developers act as a vital bridge between the design of a website and back-end coding to create a seamless user interface by applying traditional design methods to emerging technologies while being flexible, creative and quick to respond to the design challenges of the ever-changing digital landscape.
Building on the fundamentals of interactive media design, this program prepares students for an exciting career in the field of web design and web development. Delivered by the School of Media, Art & Design, students will have access to the latest software and web technologies in studios built specifically for interaction and web design. Unlike other web development programs, students will approach interactive elements through a creative lens to develop the graphic and technical skills to become highly competent designers and deliver dynamic, cross-media content in a complex and competitive business environment. With the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to design and develop web content for all digital platforms, graduates will be familiar with the latest trends and techniques when entering the workforce.
Program Details
As an Interactive Media Design – Web Development graduate, you will be able to:
- Complete both individual and collaborative interactive media projects effectively.
- Use best practices and tools to design and develop a variety of dynamic, rich-media content.
- Contribute to the assessment of the requirements of an interactive media project.
- Contribute to the development, budgeting, planning and professional presentation of an interactive media project.
- Design a media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using current best practice design and development principles, and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
- Build effective and dynamic Web sites and/or mobile applications.
- Identify and analyze ethical and professional issues arising in an online environment.
- Apply research and conceptual skills to propose possible solutions for mobile/multimedia/Web development problems.
- Use creative and critical thinking techniques in the effective design, development and implementation of an interactive media project.
- Contribute to the assessment of the financial, technical and artistic success of an interactive media project.
- Program and debug web apps and websites using a variety of development technologies and tools to optimize performance and minimize errors.
- Create web apps and websites that apply design best practices, techniques and strategies for a variety of development projects that comply with accessibility, web and other requirements.
- Develop web apps and websites reflective of business objectives and client needs.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
- use best practices and tools to design and develop dynamic, rich-media content.
- design a media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using current best practice design and development principles, and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
- contribute to the development, budgeting, planning and professional presentation of an interactive media project.
- complete both individual and collaborative interactive media projects effectively
- contribute to the assessment of the requirements of an interactive media project.
- build effective and dynamic Web sites and/or mobile applications.
- identify and analyze ethical and professional issues arising in an online environment
- apply research and conceptual skills to propose possible solutions for mobile/multimedia/Web development problems.
- use creative and critical thinking techniques in the effective design, development and implementation of an interactive media project.
- contribute to the assessment of the financial, technical and artistic success of an interactive media project
Admission Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
AND - Grade 12 English (C or U)
Career Options
WHAT YOU COULD BE
- Web developer
- UI/UX designer and developer
- Frontend developer
- Product designer
- Web designer
- Frontend web developer
- Senior developer
WHERE YOU COULD WORK
Skills learned in this program are useful in any environment that requires or could benefit from web development and web design. Examples include:
- Consulting firm
- Marketing and advertising agency
- Investment bank
- Online retailers
- Public sector, including government, education and health care
- Media production and broadcasting
More Info:https://durhamcollege.ca/programs/web-development#tabOverview