Web Development Minor

This minor provides both the theoretical understanding and practical skill set needed for students to design, develop, and maintain modern websites and web applications. Through a balance of courses in front-end and back-end development, programming fundamentals, user experience principles, and web technologies, students learn to structure and style web content, implement interactive functionality, manage data-driven applications, and apply best practices for usability, accessibility, and performance. Coursework emphasizes hands-on development and problem-solving, preparing students to contribute to professional web development projects across a wide range of industries and organizational contexts.

18 Total Credit Hours

Required (9 Credit Hours):

DGT 3813

Web Development (3 credits)

DGT 4823

Web Content Management Systems. (3 credits)

DGT 4833

Web Search Engine Optimization. (3 credits)

Electives (9 Credit Hours):

CIT 4843

Human Computer Interaction. (3 credits)

DGT 4751

User Interface and User Experience. (3 credits)

DGT 4923

Emerging Web Technologies. (3 credits)

BAIS 3000

Introduction to Databases for Business Analytics. (3 credits)

BAIS 3530

Business Web Site Design. (3 credits)

*No more than 12 semester hours counted toward this minor can be double counted with another minor or major.

Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

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