If you enjoy or appreciate the Internet for anything other than the pure content, you could have a future in web design or web development. Taking a degree would give you the chance to learn the myriad ways in which you can harness technology to implement new and interesting design ideas. You would develop creative skills applicable to the structures and networks that are an integral part of the fabric of the web. In addition to technical skills, you would learn how to communicate your client’s information and ideas in the most effective possible ways. At the same time you would be developing your own style of design, giving you the basis of a unique portfolio of skills, creative talent and knowledge that you can offer your clients as an answer to their web-design challenges.

After you graduate, you can look forward to a long, satisfying and rewarding career. If you join a Design House or go and work in an in-house design department, you will become one of a team, taking a role as designer, information architect, production manager or web-master. The alternative could be to become self-employed, working on a consultancy basis for a series of different clients, designing sites from the beginning and maintaining them over a period of time, either by yourself or on a networking basis. Salary levels are very good, as much as $100,000 for talented experienced practitioners.

You will be a member of an elite band of people who are contributing to the development of a new and exciting phenomenon; the future of the Internet. You will have the knowledge and ability to influence its development in ways that we cannot even imagine at the moment. Opportunities will be endless, and with the right background and education you will be perfectly positioned to take the best advantage of them.