Rochester Community and Technical College
Web Design and Development is a new program leveraging the expertise of two Minnesota State Colleges , Rochester Community and Technical College and Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical. Two degree options are available including an Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree and an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree. The A.S. degree program is designed for persons more interested in the creative side of web development. The A.A.S. degree is designed for persons more interested in the technical side of web development. Curriculum-at-a-Glance In addition to the general education requirements, technical coursework for the A.S. degree option includes: Computer as a Creative Tool, Graphic Design I, Designing for the Internet I, Web Client Scripting, Visual Basic Programming, Intro to C, C++, C# and Java, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Designing Interactive Websites, Multimedia Productions, Vector Graphics Animation, Digital Projects I, Database Applications and Component Programming. For more detailed program information, refer to RCTC's program course requirements at http://www.rctc.edu/catalog/programs/index.html . Program/Degree Options Rochester Community and Technical College offers an ONLINE Associate in Science degree in Web Design and Development. The Web Design and Development (A.S.) degree is appropriate for people wanting to design high-quality, aesthetically pleasing graphic and multimedia content for the web. Participants learn how to develop graphic-intensive content that enhances the appeal and navigability of web sites. The degree consists of 31 general education credits and 33 credits of technical courses. Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical offers an ONLINE Associate in Applied Science in Web Design and Development. The focus of the A.A.S. degree is to develop client-side and server-side applications, design web-based architectures, apply user-centered design principles, integrate databases and other information systems, and understand internetworking systems. The A.A.S. degree consists of 21 general education credits and 51 credits of technical courses. Program Start Date(s) Students can start coursework any semester. Some courses are not offered every semester so students are encouraged to meet with program advisor to plan ahead. Career Opportunities/Information Increased use of the Internet by corporations will create thousands of new jobs nation-wide, and absolutely no one is in a position to predict when the anticipated employment boom will peak or how it will be characterized. Related job titles (such as web designer, web developer, web master) have been recognized for only a few years and their evolution is ongoing. Just as the internet is ever changing, the duties of web professionals may change completely over the next few years or new occupations may take their place entirely. The demand for creative web professionals increases as businesses integrate web-based marketing and e-commerce into their strategic mix. Our program in web design and development was created to meet businesses' need for ethical web professionals who can create content, design the workflow of the site, create and edit code, understand internetworking, apply security technologies, design visually-appealing navigable pages, manage projects and work effectively with others.
