Wake Tech's Fall graduation ceremonies are set for 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Saturday on Scott Northern Wake Campus. Family and friends unable to attend in person can watch the ceremonies live online.
The Web & UX Design program prepares learners to plan, design, develop and maintain professional, high-quality responsive websites, create digital media and integrate web technologies to support an organization’s needs. Students will learn the foundations of UX design, including empathizing with users, building wireframes and prototypes and conducting research to test designs. Graduates will be proficient in HTML, CSS, web design, prototyping, JavaScript, UI/UX, web analytics, social media and internet marketing.
Graduates will be able to support the web design and user experience needs of businesses and organizations in a variety of industries. Potential occupations include web designer, UX designer, user experience specialist, front-end developer, web analyst, SEO analyst, web content specialist, web support specialist, social/digital media marketing specialist and freelance web designer.
In the Web & UX Design program, students are exposed to the latest in technologies and applications used in the industry, including the following:
HTML5/CSS3
Web design principles
Responsive design (RWD)
UI/UX (User Interface/User Experience)
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Premiere
Figma
WordPress
Javascript
Internet marketing
SEO/SEM
Web analytics
Social media marketing
Database fundamentals
Git/GitHub
The Web & UX Design degree and all related certificates can be completed 100% online. Limited introductory courses are also offered in a seated format at Southern Wake Campus and Scott Northern Wake Campus.
