# JavaScript Development with Node, Express, & MongoDB Course

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/node-express-and-mongo-db>

## Overview

JavaScript has grown into an all-in-one programming language for building and hosting web applications. This course will show you the full potential of modern JavaScript.

You’ll begin by exploring the Node.js framework, which enables JavaScript developers to create server-side architecture and host their own applications. With Node.js, you can work with the built-in file system, run development servers, and even program listening devices.

Next, you’ll learn Express to handle the flow of data in and out of your application. Express is a Node.js framework for building web apps and services, offering developers a set of features and middleware (functions that handle requests) to create APIs. Mastering Express is essential when working with Node.js and back-end technologies.

Finally, you’ll work with MongoDB. If you’ve used JavaScript, you’re likely familiar with objects, which store data as key-value pairs. This is a simple yet effective way to structure data. MongoDB builds on this concept, using objects and JSON to create, store, and manage data efficiently. It’s lightweight, open-source, and highly flexible.

By the end of this advanced course, you’ll be equipped to build fully functional web applications using JavaScript and its frameworks.

## What you'll learn

- Synchronous and Asynchronous JavaScript in Node.js
- The purpose of Node Package Manager (npm)
- The fundamentals of starting an Express.js server
- Integration of MongoDB (a NoSQL database)
- Authentication, server security, and API development

## Prerequisites

Students should be comfortable with the fundamentals of JavaScript equivalent to our [JavaScript Programming Fundamentals](/courses/javascript-programming-fundamentals) class, including functions, objects, and data types, as well as the basics of HTML & CSS.

## Curriculum

#### What is an I/O engine?

- Input / Output engine
- File execution
- Creating a basic http server

#### Working with npm (Node package manager)

- Installing modules
- Assessing node\_modules folder
- Creating a package.json file
- Managing your application's assets

#### Working with the file system

- Reading directories
- Reading and serving image files
- Serving image files
- Streaming data

#### API route development

- Assessing the main types of HTTP routes
- Hosting express app instance
- Creating simple GET routes

#### Middleware

- Creating middleware functions
- Request, Response, Next
- Cookie creation

#### How to set up MongoDB

- Creating a connection string
- Hosting MongoDB
- Authenticating into a DB

#### Schema development

- Creating the model
- Filtering data

#### MongoDB application

- Managing documents
- Security measures

#### Querying

- Filtering documents
- Populations
- Limits
- Paginations

## Schedule
- Jun 12, 2026 – Jul 9, 2026 — Live Online
- Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026 — Live Online
- Nov 9, 2026 – Dec 7, 2026 — Live Online

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $2995