Web Design

Online Web Design Certificate programs

Sessions College online Web Design Certificate programs prepare students for creative and technical work designing Web sites and interactive media. The Professional Certificate program focuses on visual design fundamentals, software, and standards-based Web page coding in HTML and CSS, including HTML5 and CSS3. Your Web design portfolio at the end of the certificate program will include published Web sites that showcase your front-end visual designs and your coding skills.

Course topics in the Professional Certificate program include coding in HTML5 and CSS3, developing Web sites with Adobe Dreamweaver, creating Web site mood boards, designing Web graphics, and building interactivity with JavaScript and jQuery. Advanced Certificate students take these skills to the next level with advanced Web courses, Flash design, or other concentrations with topics in ActionScript 3.0, e-commerce design, Internet marketing, and more.


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Web Design Professional Certificate

  • Seven courses in visual design fundamentals, Web coding, and Web software
  • Completion in nine months or less
  • Orientation course, designated Student Advisor, and cohort of students

Learn more about the online Web Design Professional Certificate.

Web Design Advanced Certificate

  • Seven courses in visual design fundamentals, Web coding, and Web software
  • One concentration in the area of your choice
  • Additional concentrations (optional)
  • Orientation course, designated Student Advisor, and cohort of students
  • Faculty-led portfolio review at the end of your program

Learn more about the online Web Design Advanced Certificate including recommended concentrations.

Web Design Certificate Resources

The online Web Design Certificates are led by Department Head Piper Nilsson and a team of dedicated instructors who are working Web designers.

"Students learn not just the technology and software skills required to build today's HTML/CSS-based Web pages, but also the fundamental design skills to create sites that have effective navigation, information design, and overall usability." Read Piper Nilsson's full Web Design Department Head welcome message.

The Web Design Certificate programs are built around core standards that guide the curriculum and ensure that students build a foundation necessary for professional work in Web design. Read the Web Design program standards.

To meet the goals of the program and complete your Web design projects, you'll need computer hardware and software. Be sure to review the requirements. Then, when you're ready to apply to an online Web Design Certificate program, visit the Certificate Admissions area or talk to an Admissions Advisor directly:

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Student work by Rebeccah Robinson. Create exciting interactive designs like this when you pursue the online Web Design Certificate program.


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