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Overview
On this course, you'll gain skills to start or advance a career as a web designer/developer. You'll learn to build dynamic websites that deliver content in a variety of formats for computers, smartphones and tablets.
Year 2 explores these subjects in more detail and introduces development technologies such as C#, API integration, web stacks and JavaScript frameworks such as Angular for application development. You'll learn how to create databases and how to integrate database content into web pages.
The course introduces both client and server-side technologies with opportunities to prepare and develop web interfaces and multimedia-rich content utilising a range of Adobe products. The faculty has access to the Adobe suite which can be utilised to produce creative and engaging media content for inclusion within your websites.
This course is designed to prepare you for progression to University or employment as a web developer/ designer at junior level.
The course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework at Level 8.
Minimum entry requirements
- HNC Web Development; OR
- First year of HND Web Development
Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.
Additional selection requirements
You'll be invited for a group and/or individual interview where you can find out more about the course and tell us why you're interested in this subject area or we'll make an offer based on your application form.
What you study
- HTML5.
- CSS3.
- JavaScript.
- JavaScript Frameworks such as jQuery and Angular.
- Responsive Design.
- UI/UX Design.
- PHP/MySQLi.
- API integration.
- C#.
- Database creation and integration.
- Apache Server.
- XML.
- Multiplatform web app development.
After the course
Apply for various job vacancies, such as a junior web developer/designer.
Continuing Study
You'll have the opportunity to progress to the following degree courses at university:
- BSc (Hons) Web and Mobile Development at the University of the West of Scotland.
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Interactive Media Design at Napier University.
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Digital Media at Napier University.
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Creative Computing at Napier University.
- BEng (Hons) Web Technologies at Napier University.