DeVry University Offers New Stackable Programs
September 29 2016 - 11:29AM
Business Wire
Certificates in website design and website
development help students enhance technology skills, prepare for
degree programs
To further align its curriculum with today’s career fields,
helping to close the national workforce skills gap, DeVry
University added two new certificates in website design and website
development in its College of Media Arts & Technology.
The certificates are part of the university’s strategy to offer
more technology-focused, “stackable” programs, which enable
students to earn a certificate or associate degree and apply the
course credits toward the next-level degree. Students can now begin
building their website design skills and portfolio while they earn
their certificate, which can be accomplished in 10-20 months,
depending if one or two courses are taken during a term.
“At DeVry, we align our program offerings to match the
technology skills needed by employers,” said Shantanu Bose, Ph.D.,
provost and vice president of academic excellence at DeVry
University. “Earning website design and development certificates
and degrees helps students demonstrate technology proficiency,
build on their career skills if they are already working and stand
out in the competitive job market.”
In the website design certificate program, students learn to
design user interfaces and graphic elements, and to code responsive
web-based content viewed on computers, smartphones, tablets,
e-readers and other connected devices. The website development
certificate program helps prepare students to develop the user
experience for responsive, interactive and data-driven websites by
writing web-based code that adds interactivity, responsive design,
navigation, databases and multimedia elements to websites.
Additionally, as with all degree programs in the College of
Media Arts & Technology, students have the opportunity to learn
the skills needed to take Adobe® Certified Associate (ACA) exams.
DeVry University pays for each student’s first attempt at taking
any of the six available ACA exams once 80 percent or higher has
been scored on their practice exam.
“The key benefit to stackable programs is that each level of
academic achievement provides the student with a credential to
assist them on their career path,” Bose said. “When students are
ready to pursue the next degree, they can return anytime, picking
up where they left off.”
About DeVry University
DeVry University’s mission is to foster student learning through
high-quality, career-oriented education integrating technology,
business, science and the arts. Founded in 1931, the university
offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs onsite and
online within its five distinguished colleges of study: Business
& Management, Engineering & Information Sciences, Health
Sciences, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Media Arts &
Technology. The university is accredited by The Higher Learning
Commission (HLC, www.hlcommission.org). Its highly credentialed
faculty members have experience in the fields that they teach,
providing real-world experiences designed to prepare students for
in-demand careers.
With locations across the U.S., DeVry University is one of the
largest private-sector universities in North America. The
university is a part of DeVry Education Group (NYSE: DV), a global
provider of educational services.
To learn more about DeVry University, visit devry.edu.
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