Web

Computing applications all increasingly rely on the use of the internet and web technologies. Web Development is an award for those wishing to become specialist in web design and development, with a solid underpinning in computing. This award gives the opportunity to you to gain knowledge in all areas of web development from design, programming, media and enterprise. The award allows you to specialize at a later stage should you wish to, or stay a generalist in web development. You will study the latest web standards, technologies and programming languages suitable for web development, such as HTML5, CSS, PHP, ASP.NET and JavaScript.

This subject can be studied as a degree, HND and a top-up to degree award.

There is a rise in the number of Rich Internet Applications being produced, which incorporate web technologies, graphics, and video to increase the user experience. Web technologies are also being used in the development of widgets for desktop computing, and also increasingly mobile devices. Web Multimedia is an award for those wishing to become specialist in the design and development of such applications and also create high media / broadband web sites and convert media to make it suitable for web delivery. You'll learn how to convert and develop media for web delivery, web design, using the latest web standards, and proprietary software such as Adobe Flash. Options allow you to develop games skills, web building applications using languages like PHP and ASP.NET.  Web Multimedia signs you up to a rapidly developing area of computing.

Front-end Web Design  is becoming increasingly important to attract people to a web site, and make a web site more useable and accessible. Web design is also becoming more important as a multitude of devices, from desktop to mobile, and handheld games devices and TV can view web pages. Whilst studying this degree you will become a specialist in the technologies involved and the principals involved in web design, rather than the design of graphics for web. You will also gain a solid foundation in computing, including databases and programming, so that you can communicate and interact with people who will be developing the back end to web applications. Students on this course will study user interfaces, web design, media conversion for web site delivery, the latest web standards, gathering user requirements and delivering these using prototype interfaces. You will become highly skilled in the areas of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

 Traditional programming techniques are being used increasingly in developing web applications. Whilst studying Web Programming you will become specialist in programming web applications, but could also apply those programming skills to any area of computing. You will fundamentally be involved in creating the back-end to web applications and work closely with web designers to interact with any front end that has been designed. Students gain a solid foundation in computing with an emphasis on programming and databases and then specialise in programming web applications using current languages including JavaScript, PHP, ASP.NET and JSP.  Programming for mobile devices, games programming, and application programming are also available for options

Web and Multimedia award handbook (PDF, file size: 460.49KB)

• PgC/PgD/MSc Web Development
• PgC/PgD/MSc Web Multimedia