Modern Full Stack Web Development with AI
Progress from web development fundamentals to React, Node.js, MongoDB, deployment, testing, and scalable full stack applications.
Duration
Approx 12 weeks3 hrs per week
Master the full stack from front end to deployment and excel in the future
Full stack development brings together the technologies behind both the user-facing and server-side parts of modern web applications.
On this four-course ExpertTrack, you’ll move from the foundations of web development to creating, connecting, testing, and deploying complete applications.
The ExpertTrack begins with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals and progressively introduces React, back-end development, testing, deployment, and scalability. No prior programming experience is required.
Connect the front end to a working back end
Move into server-side development with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.
You’ll create REST APIs, work with databases, manage authentication and authorisation, and connect your React interface to the services and data behind it.
Take full stack applications into production
Explore the practices that turn working applications into reliable ones.
You’ll cover unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, application security, performance optimisation, CI/CD, cloud deployment, monitoring, logging, and scalability.
Apply Modern Tools Across the MERN Stack
Throughout the ExpertTrack, you will work with MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js while using Claude Code for AI-assisted development. You will generate, review, test, and debug application code, gaining practical experience in evaluating AI-generated solutions and improving code quality.
By the end, you’ll have progressed from creating individual web pages to working across the full application stack and preparing complete web applications for real users.
Key skills you will learn
- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- React and Front-End Development
- Node.js, Express, and MongoDB
- RESTful API Development
- AI-Assisted Development with Claude Code
- Application Security and Testing
- CI/CD and Cloud Deployment
Experience required
This ExpertTrack is ideal for aspiring web, front-end, back-end, and full stack developers, as well as career changers and software professionals who want a structured pathway through modern web development and the MERN stack.
Getting started
This ExpertTrack is designed for beginners, with no prior programming experience required. Basic computer literacy and confidence using the web are sufficient to get started. The courses progress from HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, testing, and deployment, with Claude Code supporting AI-assisted development throughout.
Choose this ExpertTrack to build complete web applications, from frontend interfaces to secure back-end systems and deployment. It supports career pathways such as Web Developer, Front-End Developer, Back-End Developer, and Full Stack Developer.
ExpertTrack course overview
Course 1
Web Development Essentials with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Learn how modern websites work and use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create responsive, and interactive web pages from scratch.
3 tests
3 weeks
3 hours per week
Week 1
Web Foundations and Semantic HTML
- Starting the Web Development Journey
- Planning Development and Structuring Web Content
- HTML Tables, Forms, and Validation
Week 2
CSS Styling and Responsive Design
- Understanding CSS Rules and Element Sizing
- Creating Flexible and Responsive Layouts
- Styling Interaction States and Verifying CSS
Week 3
JavaScript Fundamentals and Browser Interactivity
- Understanding JavaScript Programming
- DOM Manipulation and Event-Driven Interfaces
- Asynchronous Data and JavaScript Debugging
Course 2
AI-Assisted Frontend Development with React
Build interactive React applications using components, hooks, routing, and APIs and leveraging Claude Code for AI-assisted coding.
3 tests
3 weeks
3 hours per week
Week 1
Build Interactive React Components with Claude Code
- React Foundations and Project Setup
- AI-Assisted Development with Claude Code
- Props, State, and Data Flow
Week 2
Manage State, Routing, and Server Data in React
- Effects, Refs, and Shared State
- Custom Hooks and Debugging AI Code
- Routing and Server Data
- Mutations, Performance, and the Refactor Lab
Week 3
Build and Deploy AI-Powered React Apps
- Streaming AI Interfaces
- Generative UI and Tool Calling
- Deploying and Shipping TripCraft
Course 3
AI-Powered Backend Development with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB
Develop secure RESTful APIs, manage MongoDB databases, and implement authentication by using Claude Code for backend development.
3 tests
3 weeks
3 hours per week
Week 1
Build and Structure a Server-Side Application with Node.js and Express
- Map the Back-End Development Journey
- Build the Node.js Foundation and Structure the Project
- Build and Control Request Handling with Express
Week 2
Model Data and Build REST APIs with MongoDB and Mongoose
- Model and Connect Application Data with MongoDB
- Build RESTful CRUD Endpoints and Related Data
- Refine, Validate, and Test the REST API
Week 3
Secure and Integrate the Full-Stack Application
- Build a Secure User Authentication Flow
- Protect, Harden, and Validate API Access
- Connect, Validate, and Prepare the Full-Stack MERN Application
Course 4
AI-Driven Testing and Deployment for MERN Stack Applications
Take full stack applications beyond development with testing, security, CI/CD, cloud deployment, monitoring and scaling.
3 tests
3 weeks
3 hours per week
Week 1
Test and Harden a MERN Application
- Production Readiness and Risk Assessment
- Full-Stack Testing and Coverage Analysis
- Security Auditing and Regression Testing
Week 2
Performance Optimization and Automated Delivery
- Measure and Improve Performance
- Cloud Deployment and Release Validation
- Automate Delivery with a CI/CD Pipeline
Week 3
Production Operations, Scaling, and Reliability
- Application Observability and Incident Investigation
- Resilient Services and Horizontal Scaling
- Recovery Verification and Release Readiness
Prove you're job ready
Highlight the new, job-relevant skills you’ve gained and supplement existing qualifications with a hard-earned, industry-specific digital certificate – plus one for every course within your ExpertTrack.
- Learn the latest in your chosen industry or subject.
- Complete each course and pass assessments.
- Receive certificates validated by the educating organisation.
- Impress employers with learning outcomes you can add to your CV.
- Make your career dreams a reality.
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Join an ExpertTrack to master new skills in your chosen specialist area. Work through a series of topic-focused courses at your own pace, and pass the final assessment to earn a digital certificate award which proves your expertise.
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Pay a monthly subscription fee of $39 for as long as it takes you to complete the ExpertTrack. You can learn at your own pace and cancel at any time.
Receive a certificate for every completed course and pass the final assessment to earn a digital certificate.
Use your specialist training to progress further in your career or build expertise in areas you’re passionate about.
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