Online Web Design Degree at University of Advancing Technology
Online Web Design Degree
Moving Digital Interaction into the Future
University of Advancing Technology’s (UAT) online web design bachelor’s degree combines advancing web design methodologies and marketing technologies to create a unique fusion of technically skilled and artistically experienced professionals. Graduates of this online web design degree program will join 30 years of respected graduates working at the highest levels within the AV, virtual reality and animation disciplines.
As a technology university, UAT’s online web design degree is earned as a Bachelor of Science. Our online web design courses combine the most critical and best-of-class elements of our residential web design degree as well as our ability to leverage learning online through advancing technology as you might expect from a top technology college.
The curriculum for this online web design degree has been designed to be more encompassing and more in depth across the design, technical and converging coding disciplines. Our online web design major graduates earn a Bachelor of Science in Web Design in contrast to the many available Bachelor of Arts web design degree programs. The primary focus of this web design degree major is creating web design and web development professionals who will have mastery over the advancing realm of digital web design.
Students within the online web design major will complete online web design courses that comprise aesthetic principles such as graphics for web design, as well as the typography and color theories required to help transform students into maestros of web design. Building from this knowledge base, students will use advanced web design tools to develop and deploy fully functioning web presences with a full understanding of the creation and production processes. Students enrolled in this online web design major will gain best-of-class web design and development experience by applying new marketing techniques and advancing technology strategies to earn their online web design degree.
Students will learn to optimize online web designs in both mobile and traditional modes. Students who major in web design online at UAT will research and explore online web design strategies and create online experiences designed to marvel, amaze and entice the end user.
Graduates from the online web design bachelor’s degree will be prepared for careers as UI web designers, web analysts, user experience web designers, web design information architects, web producers, web design digital marketing specialists and more.
Web design is now converging with the formal arts of film and the more mature art of animating and motion. Advancing technology has cast web design to become the center of all business, social and government efforts. With the completion of this web design degree you will gain the ability to communicate viscerally with users of your web designs and most importantly, you will gain the ability to influence the world to think deeper as they interact with your work.
Why UAT-Online?
A Structured Course Load
Every online assignment is geared toward your technology degree program. Each online class follows a standard assignment schedule, ensuring a swift, successful completion of classes. This standardization, combined with a team-based approach and access to industry-standard toolsets and techniques, encourages development of the collaborative and creative skills necessary for the advancing technology workplace.
Online Web Design Degree Faculty
The UAT-Online web design faculty receives extensive training to help students succeed in an online environment. During class sessions, instructors participate in online lectures and discussion groups and respond to online questions. They also respond to emails and discussion threads. Students hand in their assignments via email or by posting the assignments online.
Web Design Course Description
Web Design combines the critical elements of design, development, and marketing to create competitive web professionals. Students in the program will explore topics in web design from aesthetic principles that include 2D design, graphics, typography and color. Building from this base, students will use current tools to develop and deploy fully functioning web presences. Programming and databases are integral to this program because of their integral role in web page development from both the front and back end perspective. Additionally, students will gain experience applying new marketing techniques and strategies to optimize web presences in both mobile and traditional modes. Graduates from the program in Web Design will be prepared for careers as web developers, web programmers, web integration with secure databases, UI designers, web analysts, information architects, digital marketing specialists and others.
- Employ current web development tools to design, develop and deploy fully functioning websites that operate across multiple browsers and platforms.
- Design effective web experiences that apply concepts of user interaction within the organization and presentation of information architecture.
- Effectively apply content optimization techniques with respect to keywords, semantics, web copyrighting, graphics and search metrics.
- Demonstrate the ability to work within a studio production pipeline to create and revise web and social media experiences that meet client timeline, design and quality requirements.
- Apply aesthetic principles to create a professional web presence that addresses target audiences while matching design trends and client requirements.
- Integrate databases into websites using techniques to insure data security.
Online Web Design Degree Program Information
- Program Credits: 120
- Major Credits: 36
Requirements to graduate include a 2.0 CGPA, completed required coursework, Portfolio, Internship, and a Student Innovation Project.
For a more detailed breakout of completion time frames and rates, please see the UAT Fast Facts page.
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