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.

William Mead

Instructor: William Mead

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4.8

(27 reviews)

Beginner level

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1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(27 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • To build example web pages

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Taught in English
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March 2025

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Specialization - 4 course series

Introduction to Web Development

Course 110 hours4.7 (3,685 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Css Code
Category: HTML
Category: Web Development
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Styling for the Web
Category: Web Typography
Category: Design for the Web
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Animation for the Web

Creating Basic Web Layouts

Course 316 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Web Development
Category: Semantic HTML

Advanced Web Layouts

Course 49 hours

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: Web Development
Category: Web Design
Category: CSS Layout
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: CSS Grid

Instructor

William Mead
University of California, Davis
8 Courses317,138 learners

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