Web Development

Program Overview

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Overview

The Web Development program at Durham College is designed to equip students with the technical skills, creative insight, and industry knowledge required to excel in this dynamic field. This comprehensive program blends theoretical learning with practical experience, ensuring that graduates are well-prepared for careers as front-end developers.

Program Highlights

• Success Stories
• Resources
• Success Stories

Admission Requirements

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
• Grade 12 English (C or U)

Are you missing admission requirements? We are here to help.

Durham College (DC) offers pre-admission assessment testing to mature domestic applicants to meet admission requirements in English and/or math. Domestic applicants that are 19 years of age or older as of the start date of their program, and who do not have the required program credit(s) i.e., Grade 12 English and/or Grade 12 math are eligible to take an admissions assessment test.

DC also offers Academic Upgrading. Courses are FREE and designed to help you meet the admissions requirements for this program. Available to individuals 18+, these courses are offered on-campus at DC. Boost your qualifications with:

• Grade 12 Math (MAP4C equivalent)
• Grade 12 English (ENG4C equivalent)
• Grade 11 Biology (SBI3C equivalent)
• Grade 12 Chemistry (SCH4C equivalent)

Tuition

• Year one domestic: $3,188 (CAD)
• Year one international: $15,775 (CAD)

Courses

Semester 1

• Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
• Web Technologies (COSC 1105)
• Design and Conceptual Process (CWD 1400)
• Web Design 1 (CWMD 1100)
• Digital Illustration and Imaging (CWMD 1200)
• Photography for Integrated Media (CWMD 1300)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)

Semester 2

• Web Design 2 (COSC 1204)
• Server-Side Scripting (COSC 1205)
• Web Animation 1 (COSC 1207)
• Coding for Design (COSC 1211)
• Prototyping for Web (DESG 1210)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)

Semester 3

• Content Management Systems 1 (COMP 2113)
• Web Design 3 (COSC 2102)
• Web Application Frameworks (COSC 2103)
• Coding for The Web 2 (COSC 2104)
• Web Animation 2 (COSC 2105)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)

Semester 4

• Content Management Systems 2 (COMP 2203)
• Web Design 4 (COSC 2201)
• Coding for The Web 3 (COSC 2202)
• Portfolio Development (DESG 2205)
• Industry Preparation (FDPL 2200)
• Collaborative Projects (IMWD 2200)
• Field Placement (IMWD 2201)

Career Options

• Web developer
• UI/UX designer and developer
• Frontend developer
• Product designer
• Web designer
• CMS Developer
• Senior developer

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

After applying and updating their first-year courses in the Spring/Summer, graduates can proceed to the second year of Durham College’s Web Development program and complete the program in another two semesters.

Graduates may also be eligible to apply their academic credits toward further study through Durham College’s partnerships with many Canadian and international colleges and universities, including:

• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Communication and Digital Media Studies – Ontario Tech University (Ontario Tech)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Educational Studies and Digital Technology – Ontario Tech
• Bachelor of Science – TV and Media Production – Institute of Technology Carlow
• BA(Hons) Digital Marketing (Taught Route) - Robert Gordon University
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Creative Multimedia – Technological University of the Shannon

Tech Requirements

• A Mac notebook computer is recommended.
• Membership in Adobe Creative Cloud is included in your Student Fees and will be made available during your first week.
• Microsoft Office (Available for free for students from Microsoft through your DC Mail account. Please do not buy it.)
• Free downloadable software:
  • Mozilla Firefox web browser
  • Google Chrome web browser
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Costs

• Year 1:
  • Semester 1: $2,914
  • Semester 2: $2,208
• Year 2:
  • Semester 3: $2,729.42
  • Semester 4: $2,188.42

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Use best practices and tools to design and develop dynamic, rich-media content.
2. Design a media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using current best practice design and development principles, and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
3. Contribute to the development, budgeting, planning and professional presentation of an interactive media project.
4. Complete both individual and collaborative interactive media projects effectively.
5. Contribute to the assessment of the requirements of an interactive media project.
6. Build effective and dynamic Web sites and/or mobile applications.
7. Identify and analyze ethical and professional issues arising in an online environment.
8. Apply research and conceptual skills to propose possible solutions for mobile/multimedia/Web development problems.
9. Use creative and critical thinking techniques in the effective design, development and implementation of an interactive media project.
10. Contribute to the assessment of the financial, technical and artistic success of an interactive media project.

Program Details

As a 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.

Course Delivery

• In person: Students will come to campus to complete in-person learning requirements. Detailed schedules, with course-specific delivery information, will be available after registration.

Land Acknowledgement

Durham College is situated on the traditional lands of the First Peoples of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. These lands are covered under the Williams Treaties and rest within the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to the Indigenous Peoples who care for and, through the treaty process, share the lands on which we live, learn, teach and prosper today.

Program Outline

Careers:

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WHAT YOU COULD BE

• Web developer
• UI/UX designer and developer
• Frontend developer
• Product designer
• Web designer
• Frontend web developer
• Senior developer

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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