Engineering

CAS in Rich Application Development

The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Rich Application Development (CAS-DAR) allows you to deepen your skills in advanced web development, mainly related to the digitalization of your company.

Program

The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Rich Application Development (CAS-DAR) allows you to design and develop modern and interactive web and mobile applications, by using recent frontend and backend frameworks, and processing data as web services.

This CAS is part of the Master of Advanced Studies in Rapid Application Development (MAS-RAD).

Content

The CAS-DAR is composed of several modules that can be taken independently.

ModulePeriodsTeachers
REST and application to an LLM 26Aïcha Rizzotti (HE-Arc)
Mobile Web Services38Aïcha Rizzotti (HE-Arc)
Advanced frontend development41
Frameworks55Damien Chappatte (HE-Arc),
Thibaud Guillaume-Gentil
Modules of the CAS-DAR

Skills

You will be able to:

  • design and develop modern web and mobile applications
  • design and develop interactive user interfaces
  • design, develop, deploy and maintain applications with various frameworks
  • create and deploy REST APIs
  • use an LLM and describe its basic principles

Target Audience

This CAS is mainly intended for engineers without an IT degree; however, it could be of interest to experienced IT engineers wishing to evolve in the new community web technologies and in project management.

You must have a tertiary A diploma: Bachelor’s degree, or an engineering diploma (ETS, HES, EPF) in microtechnology, mechanics, electronics, civil engineering or any other field, or an equivalent university qualification.

Alternatively, tertiary B diplomas (ES, federal master’s degree, federal patent) are also accepted, provided you have the necessary professional experience according to the specific HES-SO guidelines.

Otherwise, admission decisions could be based on the quality of your application file, within the limits of the quota authorized by the HES-SO.

Degree Awarded

Certificate of Advanced Studies in Rich Application Development
12
ECTS

Duration and Organization of Studies

Duration

Part time: about 1 semester

Location

Campus Arc 2, Neuchâtel

Admission

Next opening

5th May 2026

Registration deadline

4th March 2026

Fee

5 500 CHF

Perspectives

This CAS degree allows you to integrate enterprise data with web or mobile applications and to design and build powerful interfaces.

Apply now!

Contact

Head of the MAS-RAD:
Marc Schaefer
+41 32 930 14 46
Marc.Schaefer@he-arc.ch
Head of the CAS-DAR:
David Grunenwald
+41 32 930 22 54
David.Grunenwald@he-arc.ch

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