Web Development
Program Overview
Humber’s Web Development graduate certificate program focuses on the development of websites and web services for multiple environments including database-driven programming, content management systems and mobile services. You will receive a combination of conceptual and practical training which will prepare you to plan, create and execute effective, efficient website design and development. Your websites will be responsive and accessible for people with disabilities.
Your work will be completed individually and in teams and will simulate the real-world work environment - honing your collaborative and teamwork skills. You will create commercial websites that apply theories of user-centered design, security, information architecture, quality assurance testing, accessibility and responsive design. This program will help you master the project management and presentation skills that are key to success in the workplace.
You will be working on websites that meet strict business and development requirements. By the end of your final semester of study, you will have developed a comprehensive personal portfolio of your competencies, and you will be able to promote your skills at your portfolio show.
Courses
Delivery: At Humber, courses are delivered in the following formats: online, in-person, hybrid (an online, in-person combination) or flexible (offered in-person and online at the same time).
The chart below outlines the delivery options available for each course in this program, by campus. For some academic terms, there may be more than one delivery option available. You’ll be able to select your preferred options when building your course schedule during open enrolment.
Preferences for course delivery will be considered on a first come, first served basis.
International students: the impact of studying from outside of Canada and Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility differs significantly based on when you start your program. Please review the PGWP eligibility before choosing your program and course delivery.
| Course code and Name | Delivery Type by Location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | North | Lakeshore | IGS | Online |
| Semester 1 | |||||
| HTTP 5110 | Introduction to Web Development | In-Person Synchronous Hybrid Asynchronous |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5113 | Special Topics in Web Development 1 | In-Person Synchronous Hybrid Asynchronous |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5114 | Workshops in Web Development 1 | In-Person Synchronous Hybrid Asynchronous |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5121 | Web Design | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5122 | FrontEnd Web Development | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5125 | BackEnd Web Development 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5126 | Database Design Development | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| IXD 5105 | Interaction Design Studio 1 | N/A | Hybrid In-Person Synchronous Asynchronous |
Hybrid In-Person Synchronous Asynchronous |
N/A |
| IXD 5106 | Introduction to Design for Interaction | N/A | Synchronous Hybrid In-Person |
Synchronous Hybrid In-Person |
N/A |
| Semester 2 | |||||
| HTTP 5213 | Special Topics in Web Development 2 | Hybrid Synchronous In-Person Asynchronous |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5214 | Workshops in Web Development 2 | In-Person Hybrid Synchronous Asynchronous |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5221 | Security Usability | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5222 | FullStack Web Development | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5225 | Web Development Project | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5226 | BackEnd Web Development 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| IXD 5200 | Professional Practice | N/A | Asynchronous | N/A | N/A |
| IXD 5205 | Interaction Design Studio 2 | N/A | In-Person Hybrid Synchronous Asynchronous |
In-Person Hybrid Synchronous Asynchronous |
N/A |
| IXD 5206 | Product Management | N/A | In-Person Synchronous Hybrid |
In-Person Synchronous Hybrid |
N/A |
| Semester 3 | |||||
| HTTP 5300 | Field Experience Web Development | In-Person TBD Synchronous Hybrid Asynchronous |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HTTP 5310 | Capstone | Hybrid Synchronous In-Person Asynchronous |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:
Determine and document requirements for web computing projects based on the effective application of stakeholder needs.
Prepare and present proposals and business plans for web applications that satisfy stakeholder requirements.
Design, model, implement and optimize accessible* web solutions to meet client requirements and constraints, and align with standards and best practices.
Design, model, implement, optimize and maintain databases to support data-driven solutions for web environments.
Implement a development process to support consistency between development platforms and production platforms.
Develop the appropriate information architecture in order to satisfy a broad range of requirements and enhance the user experience.
Apply project management concepts to web environment projects to ensure effective working relationships.
Test, troubleshoot and debug web applications to support requirements and meet Quality Assurance objectives.
Communicate and collaborate with team members and stakeholders to ensure effective working relationships.
Evaluate proposed solutions to optimize and improve web application based on usability testing and analysis.
Adhere to ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements and/or principles to develop and manage web applications.
Select and apply strategies for personal and professional development to enhance work performance.
Work-Integrated Learning
Students will participate in a mandatory which takes place in the last semester of study. After completing a field experience preparation course, students will be supported in marketing themselves to prospective employers in order to find a field experience that aligns with their personal career goals.
The Humber Advantage
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Students from more than eight Media & Creative Arts programs worked with Villamedia to test the company's AI-driven generative art project, Vote for Peace, and to learn how the technology may be used in the future.
BuildingF brings marketers and agencies together with advanced students from virtually any Humber program to produce strategic creative content and technology solutions. Instead of just being given a grade for assignments, students are provided with a chance to work with real clients, on actual accounts, receiving first-hand experience in the field.
The disciplines that can be accessed through BuildingF include anything found in a modern advertising, design or PR agency, including brand experience design, communications marketing, advertising design, writing, production, and much more.
The Usability Lab is a new facility for students in the School of Media Studies & Information Technology at Humber College. This “Live Lab” is a full-fledged usability lab where content creators can capture & assess the interaction between user and design.
This Usability Lab is specialized, in that it was purposefully built for usability studies to ensure that the environment does not interfere with the testing. Designed with flexibility at its core, it has been equipped with a broad variety of technology, supporting usability testing at many different levels of sophistication.
What makes this lab unique is the fact that it is mobile. This one-of-a-kind usability lab can be delivered to those who wish to use and evaluate our designs, as well as their own. For our students, they can participate in, and lead experiments that will truly test the designs they have developed, to make sure they work in the manner they have been designed to work.
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Learn about Simplistics, a company that specializes in creating custom-made websites for their clients, founded by Itzik Levy, a Humber Web Development graduate.
Watch the video to see how the Web Development program at Humber helps students develop their potential, and refine their talent. Using industry standards and working toward developing their portfolios, students are immersed in a full-stack program.
Watch the video to see web developers from Humber's Web Development program show off their portfolios at the 2013 Web Development Portfolio Show
Watch the video to see web developers from Humber's Web Development program show off their portfolios at the 2012 Web Development Portfolio Show at the INGDirect Café.
Expert Faculty
Bernie Monette
Bernie Monette is an experienced and award winning teacher and Web developer. He has taught and done Web development for twenty plus years. Students and clients have come from all over the world. He is comfortable working anywhere but you will often find him at his kitchen table. He continues to work on incorporating stand up comedy into his practice as a teacher and developer.
Your Career
Canadians have registered more than 3.2 million dot-ca (.ca) domain names (CIRA, 2021), an impressive achievement that reflects Canada’s position as one of the world’s most wired nations. Our program effectively addresses this trend by developing professionals able to create websites that respond to market and technology trends and support organizations’ corporate objectives.
Graduates find full-time and freelance employment as web developers in corporate, small- and medium-sized businesses, government, entertainment, education, health care and the not-for-profit sectors. Graduates work as web developers creating websites and providing web services, and as advisors on web policies and strategic objectives. Some of our graduates will also establish their own freelance businesses.
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