The Web Development Certificate is designed to offer students the opportunity to complement their major field of study with an additional concentration in web programming. This certificate is also available to those who have already graduated.
Requirements
At least 8 credits must be completed at UWM. The student must maintain a minimum GPA, as specified by department, in courses used to complete the certificate. No course may be taken on a credit/no credit basis.
The 18-credit certificate requires the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming (3 credits) - Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| COMPSCI 202 | Introductory Programming Using Python | 3 |
| COMPSCI 351 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
| Web Documents (3 credits) - Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ART 325 | Web Design II | 3 |
| COMPSCI 113 | Introduction to Web Document Production | 3 |
| INFOST 320 | Web Design II | 3 |
| Web Programming (3 credits) - Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| COMPSCI 361 | Introduction to Software Engineering | 3 |
| COMPSCI 481 | Server-side Internet Programming | 3 |
| Web Applications (3 credits) - Must complete this course | 3 | |
| COMPSCI 482 | Rich Internet Applications | 3 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Electives (6 credits) - Select 2 courses from the following list: | 6 | |
| ART 218 | Moving Images and Sound in Art & Design | 3 |
| ART 224 | Dynamic Typography | 3 |
| ART 325 | Web Design II | 3 |
| BUS ADM 531 | Developing Applications for Interconnected Systems | 3 |
| BUS ADM 532 | Web Development for Open Business Systems | 3 |
| COMMUN 313 | Human Communication and Technology | 3 |
| COMMUN 413 | Rhetoric and the Internet | 3 |
| COMPSCI 112 | Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web | 3 |
| COMPSCI 150 | Survey of Computer Science | 3 |
| COMPSCI 425 | Introduction to Data Mining | 3 |
| COMPSCI 444 | Introduction to Text Retrieval and Its Applications in Biomedicine | 3 |
| COMPSCI 469 | Introduction to Computer Security | 3 |
| COMPSCI 530 | Computer Networks Laboratory | 3 |
| COMPSCI 552 | Advanced Object-Oriented Programming | 3 |
| COMPSCI 557 | Introduction to Database Systems | 3 |
| CURRINS 530 | Workshop in Computer Instruction in the Schools | 3 |
| CURRINS 547 | Curricular Applications of the Internet | 3 |
| ENGLISH 439 | Information Design | 3 |
| HCA 444 | Introduction to Text Retrieval and Its Applications in Biomedicine | 3 |
| HCA 542 | Healthcare Database Design and Management | 3 |
| INFOST 325 | Information Security I | 3 |
| INFOST 370 | Data Analysis and Visualization for the Information Professional | 3 |
| INFOST 375 | Multimedia Web Design | 3 |
| INFOST 685 | Electronic Publishing and Web Design | 3 |