Software Development, Associate of Science - Web Development
Career Pathway: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Location(s): Courses for this program are offered at all BC locations.
Program Entrance Requirements: HS Diploma or GED
Program Description: The Associate in Science Degree Software Development – Computer Programming & Analysis is designed to prepare students for the dynamic world of application and web development. Students will use current technology to learn procedural and object-oriented programming or well as web design including client-side and server-side scripting. The program will culminate with a capstone course in which students will work on a hands-on group project that can be used in their portfolios.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENC1101 | COMPOSITION I | 3.00 |
| CGS1060C | COMPUTER AND INTERNET LITERACY | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Speech | 3.00 |
| COP1000C | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING | 3.00 |
| CTS1133C | A+ COMPREHENSIVE | 4.00 |
| CTS1134C | NETWORK+ | 4.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Mathematics Core | 3.00 |
| CTS1831C | WEB AUTHORING I | 4.00 |
| CIS1513C | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4.00 |
| COP1700C | INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE AND MYSQL | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Humanities Core | 3.00 |
| CTS2852C | CLIENT-SIDE SCRIPTING | 4.00 |
| CTS1861C | WEB AUTHORING II | 3.00 |
| CTS1212C | ADOBE PHOTOSHOP | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Natural Science Core | 3.00 |
| CTS3870C | SERVER-SIDE SCRIPTING | 4.00 |
| AMH2010 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 | 3.00 |
| or POS2041 | NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | |
| or AMH2020 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | |
| Math or Internship or IT Elective 1 | 3.00 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
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Any course with a computing prefix.
Notes:
Students should complete all Core Computing Requirements before completing specialization courses.
In addition to the courses marked, students must also complete 10 additional credits to earn TC 6337. Students may choose from the program electives beginning with CET, CIS, COP, CTS, CGS, or ISM.
See General Education course information here.
In accordance with Florida Statute and Florida Administrative Code, students may need to satisfy the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement. Visit the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement page at broward.edu/civic-literacy.
Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor to create a personalized educational plan.
Program Highlights
Credit for Prior Learning
Accelerate your path to completion with these options:
- Credit by exam
- Prior Learning Assessment
- Earned industry certifications
- And much more…
Related Industry Certifications
Upon completing this program, graduates will be eligible to sit for the following industry certifications/licenses:
- CIW Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist
- CIW JavaScript Specialist
- CIW Database Design Specialist
- PCEP - Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer
- C++ Certified Associate Programmer (CPA)
- Project+
Get an Internship
Completion of the degree requires PSC4912 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES or PSC4948 SENIOR INTERNSHIP for Physical Science concentration. After completing your first year of coursework make sure to visit Employment Solutions for internship opportunities and helpful tools like virtual job shadow, to help take your career to the next level!
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Fund Your Education
This Program is Financial Aid eligible. Scholarships may be available. This program is part of the Career Source Broward ITA List.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates from this program will:
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- Graduates will demonstrate an object-oriented approach to system development.
- Graduates will be able to analyze a system problem and design a software-based solution.
- Graduates will be able to plan and design robust, structured, well-documented programs to solve complex problems.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic computer programming concepts including the use of control structures (decision and conditional loops constructs) in a working program.
- Upon completion of the program students will be able to create and produce visual and oral presentations in a professional setting with the aid of multimedia sources.
- Students will be able to analyze a problem description and produce an appropriate implementation plan.
- Graduates will be able to plan and execute dynamic interaction to otherwise static web pages using a scripting language.
- Graduates will summarize the properties of a project and classify project roles and responsibilities.
- Student shall demonstrate ability to organize files and manage file access privilege.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENC1101 | COMPOSITION I | 3.00 |
| CGS1060C | COMPUTER AND INTERNET LITERACY | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Speech | 3.00 |
| COP1000C | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING | 3.00 |
| CTS1133C | A+ COMPREHENSIVE | 4.00 |
| CTS1134C | NETWORK+ | 4.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Mathematics Core | 3.00 |
| CTS1831C | WEB AUTHORING I | 4.00 |
| CIS1513C | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4.00 |
| COP1700C | INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE AND MYSQL | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Humanities Core | 3.00 |
| CTS2852C | CLIENT-SIDE SCRIPTING | 4.00 |
| CTS1861C | WEB AUTHORING II | 3.00 |
| CTS1212C | ADOBE PHOTOSHOP | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Natural Science Core | 3.00 |
| CTS3870C | SERVER-SIDE SCRIPTING | 4.00 |
| AMH2010 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 | 3.00 |
| or POS2041 | NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | |
| or AMH2020 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | |
| Math or Internship or IT Elective 1 | 3.00 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
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Any course with a computing prefix.