Overview
Web and Mobile Application Development, WMA
This second level associate certificate is built on top of the Applied Software Development ASD program. Students must have prior education in web development with HTML5 and CSS3, plus be able to create commercial quality software applications with Java and C#.
COMP 2831 – Business Analysis and Systems Design is also required prior to starting this credential.
WMA is aimed at existing Object-Oriented programmers who want to develop actual software applications that run on web sites and mobile devices. They learn to integrate open source tools with OOP language and use server-side development frameworks to produce dynamic web pages, applications and web services.
Students focus on JavaScript, Angular and Vue, Node.js, and React in conjunction with ASP.NET and PHP for developing advanced web applications. Electives include: Android Mobile Application Development, iOS Application Development, QA Testing and Docker.
WMA graduates are able to develop, test, and deploy industry-standard software applications that run on websites and mobile devices.
Learn web application development skills at night!
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Entrance Requirements
WMA is a second level associate certificate with very specific requirements; ASD or have proof of equivalent post-secondary education within the last 5 years in order to declare this program.
Candidates must already know how to develop significant software applications in OOP language environments; specifically Java and C#, and how to build web pages with HTML5, CSS3, before starting WMA.
WMA program is a second level associate certificate and that it requires significant prerequisite knowledge in object-oriented programming with Java and C#, business analysis and systems design, as well as multiple web scripting languages.
Prerequisites:
A)
Applied Software Development (ASD)
Associate Certificate plus solid web scripting skills, HTML5, and CSS3
Students must already have a strong understanding of object-oriented programming in both Java and C#, plus Business Analysis and Systems Design before starting this program.
Those students who have not completed ASD and have other formal post-secondary in Computing and IT must provide detailed course outlines to prove equivalence to:
COMP 3601 – Application Development with Java
COMP 3602 – Application Development with C#
COMP 2831 – Business Analysis and Systems Design
B)
WMA includes advanced web scripting and development tools, students must already have basic web skills as prerequisites.
COMP 1850 – Introduction to Web Development or equivalent knowledge in HTML5, CSS3, and FTP.
Some students may wish to complete the Applied Web Development, AWD Associate Certificate which includes the web scripting prerequisites.
Please be sure that you have the required knowledge and skills before enrolling in any course.
Students are expected to have an excellent command of English and Math at a BC high school Grade 12 level or equivalent.
Before starting this program, students should have some work experience or post-secondary education in either business or computing.
International applicants
This program is not available to international students. View available programs
Program declaration
Note: Before declaring your intent to complete this program, please complete COMP 1850 and the Applied Software Development (ASD) associate certificate, with COMP 3601 Application Development with Java and COMP 3602 Application Development with C# as electives. Web and Mobile Development (WMA) is a second-level Associate Certificate built on top of Applied Software Development (ASD) with specific electives.
Scheduled Intakes
Ongoing Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) intakes: January, April, and September.
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Costs & Supplies
WMA program is built on top of ASD.
The cost of WMA alone is an additional cost of $5,000 in tuition and books, so the total cost to complete the WMA associate certificate is approximately $9,000.
Tuition fees
Please see the Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) Fees page for information on tuition fees and refunds.
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Courses
Program matrix
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1. Required Courses: (20.0 credits) | Credits | ||
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COMP 2132 | Web Development with JavaScript | 3.0 | |
COMP 3012 | Back-End Web Development with Node.js* | 3.0 | |
COMP 3013 | Front-End Web Development with React.js* | 3.0 | |
COMP 3015 | Web Application Development with PHP | 3.0 | |
COMP 4601 | Advanced Java Web Application Development | 4.0 | |
COMP 4602 | Advanced .NET Web Application Development | 4.0 | |
*Credit will be granted for only one of:
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2. Complete 3.0 credits from the following list of electives: | Credits | ||
COMP 2052 | Android and Mobile Application Development Tools | 3.0 | |
COMP 2909 | Front-End Web Development with Angular and Vue.js | 1.5 | |
COMP 3617 | Android and Mobile Applications in Java | 3.0 | |
COMP 3829 | Quality Assurance and Software Testing | 3.0 | |
COMP 3912 | iOS Mobile Application Development | 4.0 | |
COMP 4016 | Applied DevOps with Kubernetes | 3.0 | |
COMP 4669 | Advanced Web Applications with PHP | 3.0 | |
Total Credits: | 23.0 |
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Note: The Applied Software Development (ASD) associate certificate is the specific prerequisite for this program. Students must already have a solid understanding of object oriented software application development programming in both Java and C#. COMP 2831 – Business Analysis and Systems Design and COMP 1850 – Introduction to Web Development (HTML5, CSS3) are also required before starting this program.
Transfer credit
Do you have credits from another BC/Yukon post-secondary school? Do you want to know if they transfer to courses here at BCIT? Check out BCIT's Transfer Equivalency Database to find out.
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Program Details
Computer hardware and Internet requirements
Students must provide a current model PC desktop or laptop with a webcam, microphone and have high-speed internet access. COMP courses may use two-way audio and video as well as group work outside of class.
Participants must be computer literate in order to participate and complete each COMP course. Please contact the department via email if you have any questions.
WMA may be completed with as few as 9 courses, however delivery was designed for 1-2 courses per term. Due to prerequisites and scheduling it is typically not possible to complete this part-time program in less than 3 terms, at night and on weekends.
Note: Part-time Studies was not designed for full-time delivery or for those on funding timelines
WMA follows on from ASD and students must already be solid object-oriented application developers in Java and C#, as well as understand HTML5 and CSS3.
Some students may be able to complete both ASD and WMA in sequence in around 3 years, depending on course load. Keep in mind these are part-time programs are designed to be delivered one course at a time, and each course has specific prerequisites.
It is not possible for most students to fast-track these associate certificates due to prerequisites and scheduling as some courses are not offered every term. Most students complete these part-time associate certificates with one to two courses per term.
Attendance and participation are mandatory. COMP courses have significant homework each week. Please budget 10+ hours per week for each course.
Program delivery
Blended: This program has courses that are delivered on campus or partly on campus and partly online.
Some COMP courses are delivered entirely online and others are entirely on campus. A few course sections in have a blended delivery with synchronous on campus classes, and others have synchronous online classes, while both options include required asynchronous online components.
Program location
Courses may be offered at the following locations:
Burnaby Campus
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Downtown Campus
555 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
Program abandonment
Students approved for a flexible learning (part-time studies) program are expected to register and complete courses on a continuous basis.
A student that has not completed a course from their approved program of study over a period of three consecutive academic terms will be considered to have abandoned the program.
Throughout the duration of the program, a student is permitted a maximum of five academic terms where they are not required to register and complete a course from their approved program of study. Students who exceed the five term maximum will be considered to have abandoned the program.
Students who have abandoned their approved program of study and wish to be reinstated will be required to apply for program approval for a current credential. BCIT cannot guarantee that courses taken prior to this reapplication will be credited towards the current credential.
BCIT Policy 5103 - Student Evaluation [PDF] permits a maximum of three attempts to successfully complete each course within a credential.
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Graduating & Jobs
Apply for graduation
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, complete an Application for BCIT Credential [PDF] and submit it to Student Information and Enrolment Services.
Allow approximately six to eight weeks for processing.
All financial obligations to the Institute must be met prior to issuance of any credential.
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