Web Development, B.A.

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This major is administered by the Department of Computing and New Media Technologies .

The Web Development major creates meaningful, useful, and engaging digital experiences across a variety of platforms.

Upon completion of this major you will be able to design and develop interactive products from websites and desktop applications to mobile apps and beyond. You will master the skills, methods, and technologies that help you fashion and craft digital products that meet carefully defined needs, are creative, accessible, and ethical. You will also have solid understanding of the fundamental concepts that underlie your discipline - human behavior, thinking, and emotions; interactive computing technologies; and how people interact with technology and with one another through technology.

Consists of 66 credits.

Required

CNMT 100 - Principles of Computing 3 cr.
CNMT 110 - Object-Oriented Programming 4 cr.
CNMT 210 - Web Design and Development I 4 cr.
CNMT 310 - Production Programming 4 cr.
CNMT 410 - Professional IT Communication 4 cr.
CNMT 479 - Applied Development Project Preparation 1 cr.
CNMT 480 - Applied Development Project 3 cr.
WD 100 - Innovation for People and Computers 4 cr.
WD 200 - Introduction to Computer Graphics 3 cr.
WD 201 - Interaction Design 4 cr.
WD 211 - Web Design and Development II 4 cr.
WD 302 - User Interface Design and Development 4 cr.
WD 305 - Ethnography in Human-Computer Interaction 4 cr. or
WD 310 - Evaluation of User Interfaces 4 cr.
WD 320 - Human Information Processing 4 cr.
MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr.
PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology 3 cr.

Electives

Complete any combination of 6 credits in CIS, CNMT, or WD courses numbered 345 and above, with the exceptions of CIS 370 or CIS 570 , CIS 373 or CIS 573 , CNMT 410 , CNMT 479 , and CNMT 480 .

World Language Courses, 0-8 credits

Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement. Please see the Department of World Languages and Literatures for details.