Web and Digital Design Advanced Certificate

Study Synchronously Online or On Campus: It's Your Choice
(F-1 students are not eligible for Advanced Certificate programs)

Twelve-credit advanced certificate program
Builds a strong foundation in designing functional and responsive websites
Introduces key concepts, strategies, and tools for interactive web development
Covers interface development, case studies, research, planning, and user testing
Teaches domain purchase and website publishing essentials
Offers hands‑on experience with:
- SASS (CSS preprocessor)
- HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 4
- JavaScript
- Lean UX process
Guides students in creating interactive projects for web, smartphone, tablet, and kiosk interfaces
Explores concepts such as:
- Information architecture
- User accessibility
- Navigation and metaphor
- User interaction

Understand and apply the basic concepts and current practices of front‑end interactive web design
Engage in competitive research and planning
Obtain, develop, and organize design assets
Prototype and wireframe website organization
Construct a website from scratch using current tools and languages
Prototype a variety of design ideas for multiple end‑uses
Present design ideas in group settings
Enter the Touro masters‑level web design program with 12 graduate credits
Compete successfully for entry‑level web design positions in startup or corporate settings

UXIN 609 Foundations and History of Design: This course explores the principles and elements of visual design, including the basic vocabulary of visual forms, the various materials used in the field, related technical and computer skills, and important creative problem solving strategies. A variety of creative projects are designed to challenge students to demonstrate their visual creative skills, their grasp of visual literacy, and their growing technical competence. Students submit their work to class critiques that assess their cumulative understanding of the concepts and skills taught.
3 Credits
UXIN 611 Foundations of Web Design: This course presents students with the information and skills needed to use HTML and CSS to build responsive websites. The course includes presentations, demonstrations, exercises, assignments, quizzes, and two major projects (one personal and one completed with the class team). Students develop sitemaps, wireframes, and style guides to help them conceptualize an effective web design strategy. They also learn how to create effective email advertising. Students complete the course with the necessary skills and knowledge to jumpstart their career in web design and development.
3 Credits

UXIN 602 Introduction to Web Development for UX/UI Designers: This foundation course introduces key concepts, tools, and technologies needed to design, build and troubleshoot UX/UI & Interaction Design projects, including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, and other server-side technologies. The goal is not to make students into full-time programmers, but rather to develop the solid proficiency needed to participate in the web development process and client/server communications. The course also teaches students how to collaborate more effectively with web developers and to continue to learn on their own.
3 Credits
UXIN 603 Responsive Web Development for UX/UI Designers: In this advanced-level web design and development course, students are introduced to the key concepts and tools needed to develop functional and responsive interactive websites. The course explores interface design and user experience, case studies, research and planning, asset creation, optimization, user testing, buying a website domain, and publishing the site to the Internet. Students will learn how to use SASS, a CSS preprocessor, scripting languages such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML5), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3), Bootstrap 4 Library, JavaScript and the Lean UX process for product design. At the end of the course, students either design a website from scratch or select a website in need of a redesign for their final project presentation.
3 Credits

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Elective Courses:

Note:

The M.S. in UX/UI & Interaction Design program requires a total of 11 courses (33 credits) for graduation:
- 7 core required courses
- 4 elective courses
Students who complete the Web & Digital Design Advanced Certificate Program have up to 6 years to apply for the M.S. program
Upon entering the M.S. program after certificate completion, students must complete:
- 6 additional required core courses
- 3 elective courses
Total: 9 additional courses to finish the degree
Depending on prior academic background and transcript review, preparatory courses may be required
A full listing of all required courses for the M.S. degree can be found here