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Course: Web Development
HTML, XML, SGML: web languages and other tools used to create websites will continue to evolve. But in college, you can build the foundation you’ll need to keep up with changing technology throughout your career.
As a web development major, you’ll learn how to create, design, edit, and launch Internet documents, images, graphics, sound, and multimedia products. You’ll also learn about web page standards and policies, e-commerce, new web technologies, and more.
Web development majors learn how to use both technical skills and design concepts to create websites.
Are You Ready To...?
- Spend long nights in the computer lab
- Study e-commerce
- Get graded on your web designs
- Add sound and images to web pages
- Learn HTML, XML, and other coding languages
It Helps To Be...
A computer maniac with an eye for detail and tons of patience. You’ll have to check your work carefully and make minute changes.
College Checklist
- Does the program offer significant course work in your area of interest, such as e-commerce or multimedia?
- Are labs and classrooms equipped with the latest computer hardware and software?
- What is the faculty-to-student ratio? Will you get the attention you need?
- Will the school help you find work after graduation?
Did You Know?
E-commerce -- doing business over the Internet -- is a hot growth market for web developers and designers.
Course Spotlight
Your first assignment in a class on website development might involve evaluating websites created by others. But by the time you finish this intensive core course, you’ll be designing, creating, and managing dynamic sites of your own.
Before you even get in the door, though, you might have to complete some prerequisites. For example, you may need to have some programming under your belt.