Full Stack Development (MERN)
MongoDB, Express, React and Node — enough to build and deploy a working web app end to end.
Why learn full-stack development?
Most real software products need both a frontend people interact with and a backend that stores and serves data. Learning the full MERN stack means you can build a complete, working product on your own, not just one piece of it.
- One language throughout — JavaScript runs the frontend (React) and backend (Node), so there's less to context-switch between.
- Extremely widely used — React and Node both sit among the most in-demand web skills.
- You ship a real product — by the end you have a working, deployed app, not just exercises.
- A natural next step from Java or Python — if you've done our Java or Python course, this adds the web layer on top.
Full-stack course syllabus
Six modules, from your first web page to a deployed full-stack app.
Module 01
Frontend foundations
- Semantic HTML5
- CSS3: flexbox and grid
- Responsive, mobile-first layout
Module 02
JavaScript essentials
- Modern JS (ES6+): let/const, arrow functions, destructuring
- DOM manipulation and events
- Promises, async/await and the fetch API
Module 03
React fundamentals
- Components, props and state
- Hooks: useState, useEffect
- Client-side routing
- Calling an API from a React app
Module 04
Backend with Node & Express
- Building a REST API
- Routing and middleware
- Handling requests and responses
Module 05
MongoDB
- Documents and collections
- CRUD operations
- Basic schema design with Mongoose
Module 06
Putting the stack together
- Connecting React to an Express + MongoDB backend
- Basic authentication with JWT
- Deploying a full-stack app