Web Development Minor

Why Minor in Web Development?

As the Internet and World Wide Web have evolved, so too have its uses in our society. Today these environments are used to promote e-Commerce, social networking, and information dissemination. Long gone are the days when a web presence was a luxury: today, proper web presence is crucial for the survival of any business. Knowledge in web development will be of tremendous value in any future career.

This minor will provide students with the skills to design, build, and manage web sites. Given the technical background they will attain, this minor will enhance their skills and open more opportunities for them in Web development. Students will develop and manage social networking and e-Commerce Web sites using state of the art tools and content management systems; mange and integrate third party tools to facilitate e-Commerce and social networking on a range of small to enterprise-level Web sites; integrate database management systems into Web sites to manage and facilitate the flow of data between users and the Web site; and implement the proper server-side programming languages to facilitate the communication between Web sites, third party tools and databases.