Web Development Track

Full-Stack JavaScript (MERN)

Become a complete web developer by mastering MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js. Build dynamic, data-driven web applications using a single, powerful programming language from front to back.

14 Weeks
Intermediate
4 Credits

About This Course

The MERN stack is currently one of the most highly sought-after skillsets in the tech industry. It allows developers to use JavaScript to build the entire application stack, making development faster and more efficient.

In this course, you will learn to build modern, single-page applications (SPAs) with React on the frontend, while managing your server logic and databases using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB on the backend.

Skills You Will Gain

ES6+ JavaScript React Components & Hooks Node.js Basics Express Routing & Middleware NoSQL with MongoDB RESTful API Architecture

Course Syllabus

Module 1: Advanced JavaScript & ES6+

Solidify your JS foundation. Master modern ES6+ syntax including arrow functions, destructuring, promises, async/await, map/filter/reduce, and module imports/exports.

Module 2: Frontend Development with React

Learn to build dynamic user interfaces. Understand React's virtual DOM, create reusable functional components, and master state management and side effects using Hooks (useState, useEffect).

Module 3: Server-Side Logic with Node & Express

Transition to the backend. Use Node.js and the Express framework to create your own web server, handle HTTP requests, implement routing, and write custom middleware.

Module 4: Databases with MongoDB & Mongoose

Learn the concepts of NoSQL databases. Use MongoDB to store JSON-like documents, and implement Mongoose as an ODM (Object Data Modeling) library to define schemas and perform CRUD operations.

Module 5: Full-Stack Integration & Authentication

Connect your React frontend to your Node API. Implement secure user authentication using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and bcrypt, and learn how to deploy your full-stack app to the cloud.