Web Design
Certificate and Associate Degree Program

The Web Design Program provides students with fundamentals in software tools, design theory, and current practices in the Web Design. Working in teams and individually, students will also develop their creativity and learn to solve design problems in innovative ways. The core courses provide a broad foundation of skills. Students can then use the specified electives to tailor their certificate or degree for a specific niche area of web design, such as graphic design, programming, animation, multimedia, content development, or portfolio development. This program prepares students for entry-level work in Web Design and/or preparation for transfer to a four-year design program at a university. Visit the Web design Program Brochure Website for more information.

Students earn the Certificate in Web Design by completing 34 units, including 24 units of core courses and at least 9 units among the specified electives. Students earn the Associate Degree in Web Design by completing the certificate, as well as Cerro Coso�s general education requirements (60 units).

Please note: The information provided here is based on the 2008-2009 College Catalog.

Required Courses

(24 units)

3 DMA C102 Digital Imaging with Photoshop
3 DMA C111 XHTML and CSS
3 DMA C113 Accessibility and Usability
3 ENGL C151 Technical Communication
4 DMA C115 Interactivity and Interface Design with Flash
3 DMA C117 Web Design with Dreamweaver
3 DMA C211 Web Scripting with Javascript
3 DMA C280 Web Production Management

Additional Requirements

(select 9 units from the following)

3 DMA C101 Career Planning and Portfolio Development
2 DMA C103 Digital Photo Retouching with Photoshop
3 DMA C107 Illustration and Design with Illustrator
3 DMA C108 Advanced Digital Imaging and Illustration
3 DMA C109 Desktop Publishing with InDesign
3 DMA C119 Design and Development for Mobile Devices
3 DMA C121 Principles of Animation with 3DS
3 DMA C131 Digital Video Production with Premiere
3 DMA C133 Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects
3 DMA C139 Media for Mobile Devices
3 DMA C141 Fundamentals of Game Design with VirTools
3 DMA C143 Serious Game Prototyping
3 DMA C213 Web Development with PHP and MySQL
3 DMA C215 Advanced ActionScripting with Flash
3 DMA C217 PHP Site Management and Theme Design
3 ART C111 Two Dimensional Design
3 ART C121 Basic Drawing
3 BSAD C211   Introduction to E-Commerce
3 CSCI C265   C++ Programming Language I
3 CSCI C267   Java Programming
3 MUSC C183 Fundamentals of Sound Design for Media