Learning is Just a Click Away

You can learn web design at one of the best art and design schools in the country—from anywhere. This online course allows you to work from your living room or your favorite coffee shop. With 24/7 access to course materials, you can learn at your own pace, any time of the day. All assignments, discussions, and readings are online, giving you the flexibility to learn web design on your own turf.

The Basics of Web Design at your Fingertips

In this noncredit course, students learn the most fundamental language of modern web development: HTML and CSS. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) uses symbols and codes to tell a web browser how to display a website. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a website building language that defines the appearance of a site’s layout, header, links, and other design elements. With these two core web design languages, you will be able to create basic web designs, as well as a strong foundation for further learning.

Students will learn to translate pre-made designs into code, creating working webpages and developing a web design toolkit to use on future projects. This course teaches best practices in web design and how to troubleshoot common problems using web development tools. At the end of the course, students will be able to recreate a variety of simple web layouts through code, and personalize them to suit their own needs.

Learning is facilitated through online screencasts—video lectures and demonstrations—with accompanying weekly code challenges, discussions, and a culminating final project. The course also uses VoiceThread, an exciting new tool that allows students to develop presentations, learn from each other, and create a course community.

New to Web Design? No Problem.

No previous courses are required. No previous web design experience is necessary. Some familiarity with graphic design concepts and Adobe Photoshop is encouraged.

A Mac or PC computer, access to the Internet and a web browser are needed. Before starting the course, students should feel very comfortable completing the following tasks on their computer: Navigating the directory structure; creating, deleting, renaming, and moving files and directories; and downloading and installing software applications from the web.

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Course Details

• Course Name: CS Web Design: Introduction to HTML and CSS
• Course Number: 1702
• Term: Spring 2016
• Dates: Feb 8 – Apr 15
• Location: Online
• Day/Time: Materials available 24 hours a day (at the student’s convenience)
• Instructor: Abraham A. Nowitz
• Age Range: 18+
• Prerequisite: None
• Tuition: $585
• Discounted Tuition:
  • 10% for Art Institute of Chicago Museum Members,
  • 25% for SAIC alumni and ACE Certificate Program alumni
• Cancellation and Refund Policies

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers nationally accredited undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to more than 3,500 students from around the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, SAIC has an educational philosophy built upon an interdisciplinary approach to art and design, giving students unparalleled opportunities to develop their creative and critical abilities, while working with renowned faculty who include many of the leading practitioners in their fields.

Continuing Studies

Continuing Studies (CS) at the SAIC is one of the largest and most prominent providers of continuing education and multi-generational lifelong learning opportunities in the areas of art, design, and creative writing in Chicago and the Midwest. CS offers Adult Continuing Education (ACE) noncredit courses and certificate programs, as well as programs for students ages 4 through 18, including the Children’s Workshops, Middle School Programs, and the Early College Programs for high school students.