Empowering palm-size innovation
6 - 9 months
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These Courses are Perfect For
- Mobile developers looking for a fast-track, flexible entry into app-building
- Creative problem-solvers aiming to deepen their design and development capabilities
- Professionals seeking a credential that supports job readiness and workforce alignment
Program retirement
As we evolve our programs to reflect today’s technology landscape, the certificate in Mobile Application Development is being retired and is no longer open for new enrollment. If you are enrolled in this certificate and are finishing up your courses, please reach out to us at extension@ucsc.edu.
You are invited to build and strengthen your teaching skills by enrolling in individual courses.
Push to your creative edge
Our Specialization in Mobile Application Development focuses your development expertise in one of the fastest growing fields in technology. Learn to develop iPad, iPhone, and Android applications, and create an engaging interface design. A professional specialization recognizes your experience in this growing industry.
Program objectives
- Demonstrate proficiency with design concepts, theory, and principles relating to the design process and software tools of mobile application designs.
- Apply critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills to a variety of web and mobile app design and production cases.
- Create a professional quality mobile application with cloud backend services that is in line with the fundamentals of mobile cybersecurity guidelines.
Courses
Program Requirements
Total Required: 3 courses (9 units)
- End with specialization review.
1. Required Course(s):
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Winter
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Spring
2. Completion Review:
O-CE0500
$50
You may enroll in this offering at any time.
Schedule
Please enroll in the Mobile Application Development Award Completion Fee only when all of the certificate requirements have been met and your final grades are posted.
Recommended course sequence
Flexible course sequence
Courses may be taken in any order provided the prerequisites are met.
Requisite knowledge
Please review the course descriptions to ensure that you have taken necessary prerequisites or meet the requirements through job experience or previous education. Prerequisite language courses cannot be counted toward the specialization.
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