Web Design And Development
Program with Co-op

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Build a solid foundation of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web development skills.
• Understand the role of a Content Management System (CMS) in managing a website.
• Create effective web pages.
• Differentiate between print media and the web.
• Implement the CSS box model.
• Successfully incorporate CSS into website pages.
• Use web design conventions to meet client and visitor expectations.
• Use validation tools to find and correct page coding errors.
• Use the Sass CSS pre-processor.
• Use CSS best practices to produce scalable and maintainable CSS code.
• Use the latest versions of the JavaScript language.
• Master essential JavaScript language features.
• Understand basics of PHP, including an introduction to object- oriented programming.
• Use best practices for writing modern PHP.
• Understand the various JavaScript frameworks.
• Understand the React framework and how to create and use functional and class components.
• Use props, state, and behaviors in React.
• Make use of a build tool chain in React.
• Extend React via its lifecycle methods and via component libraries.
• Understand Node.js and how does it differ from PHP.
• Use Node to create a REST API with CRUD functionality.
• Use Node with Web Sockets to create push-based functionality.
• Use a View Engine to provide PHP-like developer experience.
• Analyze the role of artificial intelligence in modern web development, including personalization, accessibility, and automation.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply AI-based frameworks or APIs to solve real-world web design or development problems.

Admission Requirements:

• Students are required to be 19 years of age prior to the start of the program or possess a high school diploma (or equivalent), and provide evidence of one of the following English proficiency requirements:
  • Evidence that 3 years of full-time secondary education (Grades 8-
    12), or 2 years if the Grades are 10, 11, or 12, have been
    successfully completed in the program’s language of instruction in a
    country where the language of instruction is one of the principal
    languages, or
  • Completion of 2 years of full-time post-secondary education at an
    accredited institution where English is the language of instruction,
    or
  • Provide verified results for one of the English language proficiency
    tests listed below. Test results must be dated no more than two
    years before the start date of the program:
    • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic
      – Minimum overall score of 5.5
    • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) IBT – Minimum
      overall score of 46
    • Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) –
      Minimum overall score of 40
    • Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program
      (CELPIP)Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, and Writing 5.
    • Duolingo English Test (DET) – Minimum overall score of 95
    • Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic – Minimum overall score
      of 43
    • Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First exam (FCE) – Minimum
      overall score of 160 or “C”
    • Cambridge Linguaskill – Minimum overall B2 level
    • LANGUAGECERT Academic – Minimum overall B2 level
    • The Michigan English Test (MET) – Minimum overall B2 level 
    • iTEP Academic – Minimum overall score of 3.5
    • EIKEN – Minimum placement of Grade Pre-1

Upon successful completion of this program, students can expect to work as:

• Junior Professional Web Developer
• Front-End Web Developer
• Web Designer