Earn a BCIT Credential, One Course at a Time.

Part-time Studies "COMP" courses in advanced web technologies from BCIT School of Computing are delivered face to face in the classroom.

Advanced web technology course topics include: HTML5, CSS3, SEO, JavaScript, AJAX, PHP, Drupal, MySQL, XML, Java Web Application Development, and Microsoft ASP.NET.

We offer two web technology credential programs, aimed at two different audiences. Some students will want to complete both of these credentials. 

Applied Web Development, AWD focuses on using best practices, industry standard methods and scripting tools, to plan, document, design and build commercial quality web pages and web sites. Our goal is to teach the creative use of the most popular current technologies.

Students learn hand coding in: HTML, CSS, FTP, server side and client side scripting tools, relational database, and systems analysis and design. Electives include IT project management, Flash Development, Writing for the Web, Content Management and Social Networking.

Web Application Software Development, WASD is aimed at Object Oriented programmers wanting to develop actual applications that run on web sites. Students must have prior Java or C# coding experience, as well as systems analysis and design.

There is a focus on hand coding: HTML, CSS, XML, Advanced PHP as well as JavaScript and AJAX, in conjunction with Java Web Application Development and ASP.NET. Electives include Web Site Design, Advanced ASP.NET and MySQL Database Administration.

WASD is an advanced web technologies credential built on top of Applied Software Development, ASD which is a sub-set of the CST Diploma.