Web Design/Development

The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Web Design/Development prepares students to design, create, and administer interactive and professional web sites. Courses focus on "hands-on" experience with web publishing, web graphics preparation, scripting, content management systems and e-commerce solutions. The program provides students a pathway to either develop advanced skills in Web Design or Web Development. Certificates of Completion (CCLs) in Foundational Web Technologies, Web Design and Web Development are also available. Some of these programs are available at select colleges. Please check with your local college for program availability

What You'll Learn

Design websites using knowledge of computer information systems, including security, computer concepts, web delivery system architecture, and file management.
Research, plan, design, develop, test, publish, and maintain websites.
Create complex websites using current standards in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and Javascript.
Research and utilize best practices in user interface, user experience, accessibility and search engine optimization to build complex websites.
Design and implement e-commerce solutions.
Construct a website using a content management system.
Apply project management skills to prioritize projects and meet deadlines.
Adhere to industry accepted professional, legal, and ethical practices.
Communicate professionally in formal and informal situations to diverse audiences.
Collaborate with others to address web design challenges.
Create digital media content using principles of design.
Select design elements and composition appropriate to the project.
Manipulate digital media content.
Design websites using knowledge of programming.
Develop and deploy secure database solutions that use web-based protocols.
Implement security solutions to diminish or counter threats against web delivery systems.
Use server-side scripting languages to create secure, dynamic web pages.

Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Arizona-based wages* for this degree. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.

Graphic Designers

$56,090 Show expanded career information for Graphic Designers

Special Effects Artists and Animators

$56,690 Show expanded career information for Special Effects Artists and Animators

Web Developers

$66,970 Show expanded career information for Web Developers

There are additional career opportunities associated with this degree that do not have occupational data available for Arizona at this time. These occupations are listed below:

Web and Digital Interface Designers

* Career and wage information provided by Pipeline AZ using data, reports, and forecasts which are generated using government data sources. Sources

Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Degree Progress Report Tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
Consult with your faculty mentor or academic advisor to determine educational requirements, including possible university transfer options, for your chosen career field.

Pathway Map Options

There are multiple options available for this pathway map. These options vary depending on the locations, partners, and available tracks of the award.

These pathway map options may share some common coursework. To explore what additional coursework may be required, select your desired option from the list below. Once selected, the list of courses and any associated details will be automatically updated in the course sequence below. The differences between individual pathway map options may only be a few courses.

Web Design/Development
Web Design
Web Development

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems		Critical course	CS	3
CIS133DA	Internet/Web Development Level I		Critical course Gateway course		3
CIS120DF	Introduction to Adobe Photoshop				3
CIS136	Content Management Systems: WordPress				3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success				1–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CIS166AA	Introduction to Javascript	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS133DA or permission of Instructor.			3
CIS233DA	Internet/Web Development Level II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS133DA or permission of Instructor.			3
CIS235	E-Commerce	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS133DA or permission of Instructor.			3
Mathematics	Mathematics Area		Critical course Any approved general education course in the Mathematics Area. MAT14+ or MAT15+ or higher math course with the Mathematical Applications [MA] general education designation recommended for students intending to transfer to a four-year institution. MAT187 Precalculus is recommended for students intending to transfer to ASU (Tempe campus) to earn a BS in Graphic Information Technology.		3–6
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3

Term 3Term 3Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3Term 3Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
Specialization	Specialization Course				3
Specialization	Specialization Course				3
Specialization	Specialization Course				3
Specialization	Specialization Course				3
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	3
SB	Social & Behavioral Sciences		PSY101 Introduction to Psychology is recommended for students intending to transfer to ASU (Polytechnic campus) to earn a BS in Technical Communication (User Experience) or to ASU (Tempe campus) to earn a BS in Graphic Information Technology.	SB	3
CIS120DA or CIS120DK	Introduction to Adobe Premiere or Introduction to Digital Video Editing				3
CIS120DB	Introduction to Adobe Illustrator				3
CIS138DA	Desktop Design and Publishing Using Adobe InDesign				3
AVC183 or (AVC100 and AVC181) or ART112	Digital Graphic Arts I or (Introduction to Digital Arts and Graphic Design I) or Two-Dimensional Design	Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites and Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites			3–4
CIS126DL or CIS126RH	Linux Operating System or Red Hat System Administration I				3
CIS150AB or CIS156 or CIS159 or CIS162++ or CIS163AA or CIS165++ or CIS262AD or CIS263AA or CIS265++	Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals or Python Programming: Level I or Visual Basic Programming I or Any C Programming course or Java Programming: Level I or Any Mobile Application Development course or C# Level II or Java Programming: Level II or Any Advanced Application Development course	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS162AD, or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS163AA or permission of Instructor. or No requisites		None or CS or None or None or None or None	3
CIS166AE	Web Scripting with PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS133DA or permission of Instructor.			3

Term 4Term 4Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4Term 4Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
Specialization	Specialization Course				3
Specialization	Specialization Course				1–3
Specialization	Specialization Course				0–3
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative			SG or SQ	4
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design			HU	3
CIS120DC or CIS220DF	Introduction to Adobe Animate or Adobe Photoshop Level II: Advanced Digital Imaging	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS120DF or permission of Instructor.			3
RE	Restricted Electives		Select 2 to 6 credits in consultation with your program advisor to further develop skills in the areas of Adobe, Art, Social Media, Marketing, Business and/or Multimedia.		2–6
CIS119DO or CIS276++	Introduction to Oracle: SQL or Any Database Management Systems course	Prerequisites or Corequisites: CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites			3
CIS150AB or CIS156 or CIS159 or CIS162++ or CIS163AA or CIS165++ or CIS262AD or CIS263AA or CIS265++	Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals or Python Programming: Level I or Visual Basic Programming I or Any C Programming course or Java Programming: Level I or Any Mobile Application Development course or C# Level II or Java Programming: Level II or Any Advanced Application Development course	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS162AD, or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS163AA or permission of Instructor. or No requisites		None or CS or None or None or None or None	3
RE	Restricted Electives		Select 3 credits of any course with a CIS prefix in consultation with your program advisor to further develop skills in the areas of Databases, Information Systems, Programming, and/or Operating Systems.		3

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Notes	Area	Credits
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems	Critical course	CS	3
CIS133DA	Internet/Web Development Level I	Critical course Gateway course		3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success			1–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CIS120DF	Introduction to Adobe Photoshop				3
CIS233DA	Internet/Web Development Level II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS133DA or permission of Instructor.			3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CIS136	Content Management Systems: WordPress				3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
Mathematics	Mathematics Area		Critical course Any approved general education course in the Mathematics Area. MAT14+ or MAT15+ or higher math course with the Mathematical Applications [MA] general education designation recommended for students intending to transfer to a four-year institution. MAT187 Precalculus is recommended for students intending to transfer to ASU (Tempe campus) to earn a BS in Graphic Information Technology.		3–6
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CIS166AA	Introduction to Javascript	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS133DA or permission of Instructor.			3
CIS235	E-Commerce	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS133DA or permission of Instructor.			3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3

Term 6Term 6Term 6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6Term 6Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
Specialization	Specialization Course			3
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites	SB or SB or L or SB	3
AVC183 or (AVC100 and AVC181) or ART112	Digital Graphic Arts I or (Introduction to Digital Arts and Graphic Design I) or Two-Dimensional Design	Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites and Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites		3–4
CIS150AB or CIS156 or CIS159 or CIS162++ or CIS163AA or CIS165++ or CIS262AD or CIS263AA or CIS265++	Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals or Python Programming: Level I or Visual Basic Programming I or Any C Programming course or Java Programming: Level I or Any Mobile Application Development course or C# Level II or Java Programming: Level II or Any Advanced Application Development course	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS162AD, or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS163AA or permission of Instructor. or No requisites	None or CS or None or None or None or None	3

Term 7Term 7Term 7

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7Term 7Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
Specialization	Specialization Course		3
Specialization	Specialization Course		3
CIS120DB	Introduction to Adobe Illustrator		3
CIS138DA	Desktop Design and Publishing Using Adobe InDesign		3
CIS166AE	Web Scripting with PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS133DA or permission of Instructor.	3
CIS119DO or CIS276++	Introduction to Oracle: SQL or Any Database Management Systems course	Prerequisites or Corequisites: CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites	3

Term 8Term 8Term 8

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 8Term 8Term 8
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
Specialization	Specialization Course				3
SB	Social & Behavioral Sciences		PSY101 Introduction to Psychology is recommended for students intending to transfer to ASU (Polytechnic campus) to earn a BS in Technical Communication (User Experience) or to ASU (Tempe campus) to earn a BS in Graphic Information Technology.	SB	3
CIS120DA or CIS120DK	Introduction to Adobe Premiere or Introduction to Digital Video Editing				3
CIS150AB or CIS156 or CIS159 or CIS162++ or CIS163AA or CIS165++ or CIS262AD or CIS263AA or CIS265++	Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals or Python Programming: Level I or Visual Basic Programming I or Any C Programming course or Java Programming: Level I or Any Mobile Application Development course or C# Level II or Java Programming: Level II or Any Advanced Application Development course	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS105 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS162AD, or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS163AA or permission of Instructor. or No requisites		None or CS or None or None or None or None	3

Term 9Term 9Term 9

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 9Term 9Term 9
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
Specialization	Specialization Course			3
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative		SG or SQ	4
CIS120DC or CIS220DF	Introduction to Adobe Animate or Adobe Photoshop Level II: Advanced Digital Imaging	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CIS120DF or permission of Instructor.		3
CIS126DL or CIS126RH	Linux Operating System or Red Hat System Administration I			3

Term 10Term 10Term 10

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 10Term 10Term 10
Course Number	Course Name	Notes	Area	Credits
Specialization	Specialization Course			1–3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design		HU	3
RE	Restricted Electives	Select 2 to 6 credits in consultation with your program advisor to further develop skills in the areas of Adobe, Art, Social Media, Marketing, Business and/or Multimedia.		2–6
RE	Restricted Electives	Select 3 credits of any course with a CIS prefix in consultation with your program advisor to further develop skills in the areas of Databases, Information Systems, Programming, and/or Operating Systems.		3

Course Area Key

Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.

Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.

CS = Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
FYC = First Year Composition
HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design
L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry

SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
SG = Natural Sciences General
SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program.

Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.

View MCCCD’s official curriculum documentation for additional details regarding the requirements of this award (https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm13?id=183963).

Previous Catalog Years

The pathway map presented above is for the current catalog year and is the intended pathway map for new students. All previous catalog years for this pathway map are available at the link below.

Previous catalog years for Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Web Design/Development