Front-End Development

IBM Front-End Developer

Coursera Beginner 4 Months English
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About this course

Professional Certificate - 11 course series

 

Front-end developer is one of the top 4 in-demand IT roles according to recruiters (Statista). This program gives you the job-ready front-end development skills to plan, build, deploy, and test web designs and applications employers are looking for in just 4 months. No prior experience required. 

Front-end developers turn design concepts into interactive experiences—coding what users see and ensuring websites and apps are visually engaging, responsive, and accessible.

This program takes you from the basics of web development to building dynamic, responsive applications. You'll learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React — mastering how to create user-friendly interfaces and interactive websites. Plus, you’ll explore UI/UX design, using tools like Figma and Bootstrap, and essential concepts like version control with Git and GitHub.

You'll build skills in software engineering principles, cloud-native development, and Agile practices. With hands-on projects — including a capstone where you'll design, build, and deploy a dynamic web application — you'll build a strong portfolio that showcases your expertise and gives you plenty to talk about in interviews. 

Plus, you’ll gain exclusive access to career resources to help you in your job search, including mock interviews and resume support.

If you’re looking to kickstart your career in front-end development with skills and hands-on experience employers need, enroll today!

Applied Learning Project

Throughout the program, you’ll gain valuable practical experience in hands-on labs and projects. By the end, you’ll have a demonstrable grasp of popular technologies and programming languages in front-end development developers use every day. 

You’ll complete various projects, including:

  • Displaying Hello World using 11 programming languages 

  • Understanding programming fundamentals with Python

  • Creating a single page portfolio website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

  • Cloning and forking GitHub projects, creating GitHub repositories, working with branches and performing Pull Requests (PRs)

  • Communicating with back-end services using RESTful APIs

  • Accessing a NoSQL database like MongoDB from a front-end app 

  • Designing compelling user interfaces and experiences (UI/UX) using Figma

  • Creating a CI/CD pipeline and deploying updates to the application

You will publish these projects through your GitHub repository to share your skills with your peers and prospective employers.

This is a Coursera course, available through SADA. This course is delivered on Coursera and you complete it there. When you open it, it launches directly into Coursera in a new tab, already signed in for you — no separate account or login needed. It is fully connected and integrated with the SADA platform, and made available to you through SADA's partnership with Coursera. Your learning and completion happen on Coursera.