MERN Stack Web Development

The MERN Stack Web Development course is tailored for learners who want to master full-stack development using modern technologies. MERN stands for MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js, a powerful stack used to build dynamic, scalable, and high-performance web applications. This course covers front-end and back-end development, database management, RESTful APIs, authentication, and deployment. Through hands-on projects, students will gain practical experience in building complete web applications from scratch and will be prepared for professional roles as full-stack web developers.

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to MERN Stack

  • Overview of full-stack development

  • What is MERN & why it popular

  • Setting up development environment (Node.js, npm, Git)

Module 2: Frontend Development with React.js

  • React basics: components, props, state

  • JSX and event handling

  • React hooks & lifecycle methods

  • Building reusable UI components

Module 3: Advanced React Concepts

  • React Router for navigation

  • Context API & state management

  • Redux fundamentals

  • Integrating APIs with React

Module 4: Backend Development with Node.js

  • Node.js basics & core modules

  • NPM packages & scripts

  • Creating a simple server

  • Handling asynchronous programming

Module 5: Express.js Framework

  • Introduction to Express.js

  • Building RESTful APIs

  • Middleware functions

  • Error handling in Express

Module 6: MongoDB & Database Management

  • Introduction to NoSQL databases

  • MongoDB CRUD operations

  • Mongoose ODM (Schemas & Models)

  • Data validation & relationships

Module 7: Authentication & Security

  • User authentication with JWT

  • Password hashing & bcrypt

  • Role-based access control

  • Securing APIs & sensitive data

Module 8: Integrating Frontend & Backend

  • Connecting React frontend with Node.js backend

  • Fetching data from REST APIs

  • Handling forms & validation

  • State management with backend data

Module 9: Deployment & Hosting

  • Hosting frontend on Netlify/Vercel

  • Deploying backend on Heroku/Render

  • Environment variables & production setup

  • Database hosting with MongoDB Atlas

Module 10: Capstone Project

  • Building a full MERN application (e.g., blog, e-commerce, task manager)

  • Implementing authentication & CRUD operations

  • Deploying a live full-stack project

By completing this course, learners will gain the skills to develop and deploy complete web applications using the MERN stack, making them job-ready as full-stack developers.