Minor in Web Development

Build the Skills to Build the Web

Eastern Washington University’s Web Development minor gives you the skills to bring your ideas to life online. In this program, you’ll learn to design and develop functional, visually appealing, and user-friendly websites and applications—from sleek front-end interfaces to powerful back-end systems.

Through hands-on projects, you’ll master tools like HTML and JavaScript, work with APIs, and explore modern frameworks to create responsive, accessible, and high-performing web solutions. You’ll also gain experience managing and deploying projects using industry-standard practices, ensuring you’re ready to tackle real-world challenges.

Open to students from any major, this minor is an excellent way to add in-demand tech skills to your degree and expand your career possibilities.

Curriculum & Requirements

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Web Development Minor

The Web Development minor provides students with a comprehensive foundation in the skills required to build functional and visually engaging web applications. This minor emphasizes both creative and technical aspects of web development, from front-end interfaces to back-end systems, ensuring a holistic understanding of how to develop and deploy web solutions. Students gain hands-on experience in designing, developing, and managing web projects using modern technologies and processes. This minor prepares students for future professional practice in web development and offers an interdisciplinary perspective by integrating design thinking and user-centered principles into technical workflows.

Note: to receive the minor, students must successfully complete each of the required courses.

Grade Requirements: students must earn a GPA ≥2.5 in minor coursework.

Required Courses
DESN 216DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS5
DESN 369WEB DEVELOPMENT 15
DESN 379WEB DEVELOPMENT 25
DESN 469WEB DEVELOPMENT 35
Total Credits20