Web Technologies

Associate Certificate Part-time School of Business + Media

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Overview

The part-time Web Technologies Associate Certificate consists of 8 online courses. Designed for small business owners and employees aiming to efficiently manage their websites, this program provides hands-on experience with the latest information and technology for daily design, updates, and maintenance.

Note: This program is currently under review and is not accepting program declarations at this time. If you have questions, please contact the program area.

Looking to build a foundation of web skills around your own schedule? BCIT’s Associate Certificate in Web Technologies is a fast, eight-course program designed to give you up-to-date, applicable job skills through online courses that fit your own schedule, no matter where you are.

Carefully created by working professionals to give you the most current information and technology with hands-on experience, this program is perfect for small business owners and other employees hoping to manage everyday design and updates of their own websites.

About the program

Entirely online to work around your schedule
Professional development prepares you for basic web design and maintenance
Can be an introduction to web technologies by itself, or as the first step to completing the more technical certificate program

To learn more, visit our Program Details page.

Who should complete the Web Technologies Associate Certificate?

Whether you’re doing just a bit of web design at your current job, or you own your own business and are looking to improve your web presence, BCIT can help.

This program might be right for you if:

You’re interested in developing a foundation of web skills
You’re a business owner or entrepreneur who wants to manage your own website
You’re hoping to improve your role at your current company
Your employer is looking for someone to do simple web design in-house

Apply today to begin your training on the Entrance Requirements page.

What grads can do

Many students in this program are already employed or small-business owners looking to improve their current roles with professional development. Others enter this program as the beginning of study for more advance training, moving onto BCIT’s more technical Certificate in Web Technologies.

This program, designed for continuing education, gives students the solid foundation of web technologies to advance in their chosen field by adding some skills as a web designer or author.

Learn more about the career opportunities for grads at the Graduating and Jobs page.

Entrance Requirements

About Flexible Learning

Part-time courses are offered in a variety of scheduling formats, including at night or on weekends, flexible day time delivery, or you can opt for distance or online learning. If you meet the prerequisites and there’s space available, you can register for a course immediately. Courses are offered in each of three terms: Fall (September), Winter (January) and Spring/Summer (April).

Application processing

Note: This program is currently under review and is not accepting program declarations at this time. If you have questions, please contact the program area.

Entrance requirements

Notice to applicants: As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure students are best prepared for their studies, Flexible Learning programs will be adopting English Language Proficiency standards (Categories 1, 2, and 3) as part of their declaration requirements effective April 2025.

Declarations submitted for program intakes beginning April 1, 2025 or later will be evaluated using the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirement below.

English language proficiency: Category 2 – English Studies 12 (67%) or equivalent

International applicants

This program is available to international applicants who will complete the program from outside Canada or who currently have a valid status in Canada other than study permit.

Study permit: International applicants accepted into this program are not eligible for a study permit.

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

Students may request to have prior work experience or previously taken courses assessed for course exemption. Contact either Paul_Sawyer@bcit.ca, or Karen_Harvey@bcit.ca for further details on Prior Learning Assessment Recognition.

Costs & Supplies

Tuition fees

Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) tuition is charged on a course-by-course basis. Please see the Flexible Learning Tuition & Fees page for more information.

Courses

Important Updates to Flexible Learning

English Requirement: Find out more.

As is only fitting for our Web Technologies Associate Certificate program, all courses are delivered online to best fit your schedule and needs.

The selection of the eight courses required for the associate certificate give you a solid foundation of web technologies to improve your current career, sharpen your job skills, or prepare for further study in BCIT’s Web Technologies Certificate program.

Please note: part-time programs and courses are open enrolment and although we make every effort to accommodate demand, course registration cannot be guaranteed in every semester. High demand courses fill quickly and may result in students unable to register for a course that semester. Courses may also be cancelled due to low enrolment.

Program matrix

Check current availability of courses for this program.

Required Courses:			Credits
	MDIA 1205	Web Design Technologies 1 This course introduces students to web design and development using HTML 5, the UTF-8 character set, and the basics of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Students will hand code web pages and style them with CSS. Students will analyze commercial websites in order to gain insight into website design and story-boarding of their own pages. In addition to web design learners will also explore web publishing, web marketing, website maintenance (Internet and intranet) along with other web technologies. This is a distance education web design course offered entirely online. Students must have access to the Internet, a personal e-mail account, and a PC Pentium/Dual Core or Macintosh PPC/Intel with 1gb or more of RAM. Also required is an FTP Client for PC or Macintosh. Links to available FTP software will be provided from within the course documentation. Prerequisite(s): Students will need to have current PC or Mac operating system, reliable Wi-Fi or cellular data connection as well as an up-to-date version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Microsoft Edge browser is recommended. course outline	3.0
	MDIA 2205	Web Design Technologies 2 This course is a continuation of MDIA 1205 (Web Design Technologies 1), which begins with a review of the basic concepts of HTML and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and then moves into more complex topics. These techniques involve HTML5 functions for creating interactive online forms using input elements and related attributes. You will be provided with server-side script for form processing. This course introduces you to organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and how search engines index, return, and rank results. Web analytics and sitemaps are also discussed. Activities include keyword research, choosing appropriate keywords, and preparing a web page optimized with the techniques covered. In depth coverage of CSS concepts and routines are detailed, including different types of page layouts, navigation menus, accessibility, semantic naming of CSS elements, contextual selectors, grouping selectors, pseudo-classes and elements, the float property and element positioning. You will create web page layouts with CSS styled vertical and horizontal navigation menus, general links as well CSS styled images, data tables, and print style sheets for your pages. Practical CSS techniques, such as best practices, code organization, commenting, shorthand, and accessibility, will be explored. Prerequisite(s): 50% in MDIA 1205^† (^† may be taken concurrently) course outline	3.0
	MDIA 3203	Adobe Photoshop for Web This course introduces you to the Photoshop interface and tools to create or edit graphics and images for use on the web. You will apply colour theory and management knowledge using different colour modes and bit depth. Topics include painting and editing tools, cropping, rotating, creating selections, saving selections in channels, layers, typography, paths, masking, colour correction with curves and levels, and using filters. Photoshop tools will be used in creating graphical web page elements, and designing and aligning image components. You will format image files, optimize images for the web, design and construct a layered graphic, and retouch photographic images. Prerequisite(s): No prerequisites are required for this course. course outline	3.0
	MDIA 3207	JavaScript This course concentrates on using and modifying commercial and/or freeware JavaScript routines to enhance the content of Web pages. To fully explore how JavaScript scripts work and how they may be modified, students will be asked to create JavaScript routines using manual coding. Prerequisite(s): 50% in MDIA 1205^† (^† may be taken concurrently) course outline	3.0
	MDIA 3209	WordPress and CMS In this course students use the WordPress dashboard to install and customize existing WordPress themes, add and activate plug-ins, and modify widgets to quickly and efficiently develop template driven websites. Students will convert HTML websites into WordPress templates and integrate WordPress with custom websites as a Content Management System. Students will install WordPress on a local host and migrate content between local and hosted servers; and look behind the scenes of a functioning website to examine concepts such as cPanel, database creation, and phpMyAdmin to set up and manage their own hosted WordPress website. The course will be delivered through a series of video notes. Prerequisite(s): 50% in MDIA 1205^† (^† may be taken concurrently) course outline	3.0
	MDIA 3210	Adobe Premiere Pro for Video Students use the Premiere Pro interface to create multi-layered movies by syncing audio, video, and imagery seamlessly to produce a video. The course covers adding styled titles, applying filters and transitions, and colour correcting the entire video to ensure a professional product from start to finish. The course explains how to use Premiere Pro's workflow and integrate with Adobe Photoshop, Audition, and After Effects to edit audio, imagery, and add complex effects that update in real time. Students will explore the best options for exporting video content to mount on a website, or through video sharing sites such as Vimeo, Youtube, and Vine. The course will be delivered through a series of video notes. Prerequisite(s): No prerequisites are required for this course. course outline	3.0
	MDIA 3211	Bootstrap and CSS Frameworks This course uses Bootstrap as a powerful responsive framework to manually code dynamic mobile websites. Students will combine Bootstrap's mobile assets with HTML and CSS to develop custom mobile websites with content that resizes, repositions, collapses, and hides for optimal delivery on any device. Students will implement Bootstrap's responsive plugins, including Carousel Galleries, Accordions, Modals, and Popovers to increase site usability and interactivity, and create dynamic animated elements with Bootstrap's integrated CSS animations. To ensure optimized web delivery, this course explores custom Bootstrap exports, which minimize Bootstrap's file size and increase site performance. The course will be delivered through a series of video notes. Prerequisite(s): 50% in MDIA 1205^† (^† may be taken concurrently) course outline	3.0
	MDIA 4207	Web Design Major Project This course is the culmination of the Associate Certificate program. As a major task in this course, learners will be required to locate a person or organization desiring a website and design and develop a pro bono (i.e., free) website for them. Other related tasks will include storyboarding the site, costing and contracting issues, and designing the client site (including creating a domain name for the client, mounting the site using a commercial ISP, and registering the site with search services). Other topics in the course include creating a business plan (including a strategic marketing plan), setting up a company in British Columbia, and site maintenance and related topics. Prerequisite(s): 50% in MDIA 1205^† (^† may be taken concurrently) course outline	3.0

Total Credits:			24.0

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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.

Program Details

By offering a focused, eight-course program to complete your Associate Certificate in Web Technologies, BCIT has designed a fast, strong foundation for everyday web design and maintenance.

Perfect as professional development for people already working in marketing, graphic design, management, or as small business owners, this fully online associate certificate gives you flexibility of schedule and location so you can improve your job skills quickly and easily.

Additionally, this program ladders easily into BCIT’s more technical Web Technologies Certificate program for a more in-depth study to fully prepare them for a larger career shift.

Program delivery

Online: This program is delivered fully online.

Program location

Distance and online learning

Graduating & Jobs

Students who earn their Associate Certificate in Web Technologies are often looking for continuing education for an already-existing job or to move to a new role in their company. This program is specifically developed for small business and professional development, rather than for new career advancement.

One of the most popular options for students in this program is to assume the role of web designer/author for the companies where they are currently employed. Many firms hire external design houses to author and maintain their web pages and are often not satisfied with the results. They are therefore anxious to bring this work back into the firm and may sponsor their employees to develop sufficient expertise to become in-house designers.

If you’re currently employed, be sure to ask your employer if they would sponsor you or pay a portion of your tuition for your professional development.

Students who earn their associate certificate often go on for further training in the more technical Certificate in Web Technologies program to prepare them for even more in-depth web design work and an additional variety of career opportunities.

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.

Faculty, Advisors & Staff

BCIT recruits qualified faculty who have an ability to connect and communicate effectively with students.

Our instructors enjoy working with people, have industry experience, successful teaching experience at the post secondary level, and may have a master’s degree or specialized competency in the area of their expertise. Some have actually written the texts and case books you will be using in your studies.

Faculty

Mary Anne Conforti
Mike Walton
Janice Wood

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Aimee Chung
Flexible Learning Coordinator – Digital Arts, Media and Design

Contact a Flexible Learning Program Advisor with the BCIT program name in the subject line if you have a question about:

Course selection and program planning
Declaring your program
Making changes to your approved program plan
Applying for transfer credit and advanced placement
Laddering options
Job placement and graduate outcomes
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Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.

Web Technologies

Overview

About the program

Who should complete the Web Technologies Associate Certificate?

What grads can do

Entrance Requirements

About Flexible Learning

Application processing

Entrance requirements

International applicants

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

Costs & Supplies

Tuition fees

Courses

Important Updates to Flexible Learning

Program matrix

Transfer credit

Program Details

Program delivery

Program location

Graduating & Jobs

Apply for graduation

Faculty, Advisors & Staff

Faculty

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