University of California, Davis
Web Development for Beginners Specialization
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University of California, Davis

Web Development for Beginners Specialization

Learn the Essentials of Web Development and Design. Build your skills in web development and design, learn advanced features of web fonts, explore the history of layout on the web, and review new approaches for designers and developers.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(45 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
1 month at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • To build example web pages

What’s included

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Taught in English
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March 2025

16 practice exercises

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  • Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
  • Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
  • Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
  • Earn a career certificate from University of California, Davis

Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Web Development
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: GitHub
Category: Web Applications
Category: Version Control
Category: Image Analysis
Category: Web Content
Category: Web Design
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Front-End Web Development

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Typography
Category: Color Theory
Category: Animations
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: Web Design
Category: GitHub
Category: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Graphic and Visual Design
Category: HTML and CSS

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: Web Design
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: UI Components
Category: Web Development
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: Browser Compatibility
Category: Web Applications
Category: HTML and CSS

What you'll learn

  • Different ways designers and developers can create and control the flow of content on web pages.

  • Advanced uses of CSS grid and creative ways to implement grid on websites.

  • Advanced features of CSS Flexbox properties, controlling the use of space in a row or a column, positioning, and techniques to create web layouts.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Web Design
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Web Development

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Instructor

William Mead
University of California, Davis
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