Web Design Concentration Offers
Real-World Opportunities
The Web continues to grow at breathtaking speed, and earning your online Master's in Information Technology: Web Design concentration can help make a professional web design career into a reality. Earning an MS in IT in Web Design from Southern New Hampshire University will provide the background needed to be a successful web designer. This program provides a solid foundation in information technology and real-world applications in web design, enabling you to create and maintain interactive and e-commerce Web sites.
Gain In-depth Knowledge and Experience in
Web Design
The online Master's in Information Technology: Web Design Concentration includes on-campus or online web design courses that explore the construction and management of websites. Through hands-on experience, you will:
- Gain expertise in HTML/XML, scripting, embedding rich media and database connectivity, audience analysis, branding, page layout and templates, content organization, and managing and marketing websites.
- Become familiar with e-commerce techniques, as well as e-business models, online security, privacy and ethics.
- Build an e-commerce website from the ground up, learning how to effectively use e-commerce as a competitive advantage.
- Have firsthand experience in user interface design, object-oriented design, data management and data security by designing and building client applications that manipulate data in a shared database on a network.
Web Design Concentration - Web Design Jobs Continue Growth
The demand for web design professionals will remain steady as businesses of all sizes have an ongoing need to create or maintain their websites to keep content fresh. IT and design professionals with web design certification or an advanced degree may be particularly sought after. Web design jobs are typically found at larger companies, advertising and marketing agencies, and smaller design shops. Those with professional web design experience may also create their own web design job opportunities as a freelance web designer. With a combination of skills in graphic design and web design software, web design professionals enjoy strong career opportunities. Whatever the creative web design and development career path, the Master's in Information Technology degree with a Web Design Concentration will enable you to continue to advance your skills with the convenience and flexibility of learning online, on campus or in a blended format.
MS in IT Web Design Concentration - Curriculum
To complete our Master's in IT degree, you will take 12 courses (36 credits), including nine core MS in Information Technology courses and three IT concentration courses.
IT 501 Object Oriented Application Development
IT 510 Advanced Information Systems
IT 600 Operating Systems
IT 610 Object-Oriented Systems Analysis
IT 625 IT Project and Team Management
IT 630 Computer Simulation and Modeling
IT 640 Telecommunication and Networking
IT 650 Principles of Database Design
IT 700 IT Strategy and Policy
IT 647 Web Site Construction and Management
IT 503 Digital Commerce and e-Business
IT 665 Client/Server Systems


