Professional Concentration in Website Design

The key to creating a successful website is understanding the right process, goals, organizational framework, interface design and browser and platform issues. Successful web designers know how to write their own code, use visual authoring software and create dynamic web graphics. All of the courses in the program are available online, so you can complete the entire certificate online.

Gain practical knowledge that matters

• Learn to design visually appealing websites that grab your reader's attention.
• Utilize design techniques, such as color theory and layout concepts.
• Discover how to create well-designed, functional web pages.

Designed for professionals like you

Anyone who designs—or wants to design—websites for professional or personal use. Graphic designers, multimedia designers and marketing professionals who want to increase their expertise in the area of web page design will benefit from this program, as would home or office computer users who want to develop basic web skills.

Prerequisite

We recommend that you are familiar with Windows operating system and have knowledge of and experience using the Internet.

Professional Concentration requirements

Courses may be taken individually or as part of the professional concentration. This program is designed for those wanting to develop a solid foundation in website design. It is a great way to fill any gap in your previous training, develop a new area or to stay on top of developments in the field. Upon successful completion of the 12 required course units and submission of the form and fee, you will receive a Professional Concentration Certificate. It is possible to complete this program in three quarters. Please call (530) 757-8993 for more information.

Tuition for the entire Professional Concentration in Website Design is $3,620. The certificate application fee ($45), textbooks and any required software are not included in the tuition fee.

Classes are listed in the recommended sequence.

Quarterly schedule of courses

		UNITS	F	W	SP	SU
REQUIRED COURSES	Creating Functional Websites	3
	Adobe Photoshop Extended	3
	Web Animation with FLASH	2
	Layout Design for the Web	2
	Dreamweaver	2
F=Fall W=Winter SP=Spring SU=Summer; Schedules subject to change Online Learning format

Required Courses

Creating Functional Websites

3 quarter units academic credit, X481.5.

Design and build your own professional and attractive web pages. Learn the basics of hypertext markup language (HTML), how to code in HTML and how to work with HTML editors. Discover how to construct your own web pages by using the concepts involved with CSS and XHTML, including such fundamentals as lists, menus, hyperlinks, images, forms, tables, frames and other customizable parts. Explore the creation and production processes involved in website development by examining web interface technologies and their applications.  

Sections of this course open for enrollment:

• Creating Functional Websites    starts April 9

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Adobe Photoshop Extended

3 quarter units academic credit, X430.22A.

Transform your photographs into works of art. Whether you are a Photoshop beginner or just looking to brush up your image-editing skills, this user-friendly course will give your photos professional polish. Learn to use color correction and colorizing techniques that make your photos pop. Optimize and prepare images for four-color output with Photoshop's powerful enhancement tools. Scan images and produce composites to create compelling collages and eye-catching images, and produce an effortless magazine layout for your final project. Previous versions of Photoshop will be touched upon as well as the current CS series.

Sections of this course open for enrollment:

• Adobe Photoshop Extended    starts January 25

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Web Animation with FLASH

2 quarter units academic credit, X499.222.

Create interactive experiences using the latest FLASH software. Express your creative vision and attention to detail and design pixel-perfect interactive content with exceptional typography, flexible layouts and incredibly smooth animation. Use vector graphics to create and animate your banners, logos and illustrations to bring interactivity and style to your web page without having to script languages. Learn how to employ Adobe Flash software to control user events, design and interactivity. Develop cross-platform web applications and content with an integrated development environment that offers intelligent ActionScript coding tools. Wow your audience and produce engaging, rich video content and interactivity that contains expressive, lifelike motion and animation. This course uses the current software Flash CS5.

Prerequisites:

Creating Functional Websites.

Sections of this course open for enrollment:

• Web Animation with FLASH    starts April 16

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Layout Design for the Web

2 quarter units academic credit, X499.26.

Today the Web is the ultimate tool for creative expression. Construct your web pages with key conceptual elements of design in mind, including strong visual dialogue and essential visual, relational and practical components. Using design principles, learn basic theories of layout—white space, typography, line weight, proportion, grid, interval and color theory. Create sophisticated, high quality, aesthetically pleasing visual messages with an emphasis on web design considerations, including file formats.

Prerequisites:

Adobe Photoshop Extended.

Sections of this course open for enrollment:

• Layout Design for the Web    starts January 24

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Dreamweaver

2 quarter units academic credit, X499.21.

Design, develop and maintain standards-based websites and applications with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. Utilize powerful visual CSS tools and ready-built templates, and test your pages quickly and accurately. Design visually or directly in code, develop pages with content management systems and accurately test browser compatibility. Using Dreamweaver features learn the basic concepts of web design to create a site of your own, incorporating text and graphics, HTML tags, cascading style sheets, rollovers, tables, navigation bars, forms and rich media. 

Prerequisites:

Adobe Photoshop Extended.

Sections of this course open for enrollment:

• Dreamweaver    starts January 25

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