diff --git a/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/asc_bootstrap.theme b/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/asc_bootstrap.theme
index 481fdb8e9548aa3555293e9c8ddb45b00c33744b..b35f5d8110dbee6bd890ab807910ed479057f584 100755
--- a/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/asc_bootstrap.theme
+++ b/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/asc_bootstrap.theme
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ function asc_bootstrap_form_alter(&$form, \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $
          ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-research-project-directory-page-1')
       || ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-research-project-gallery-page-1')
       || ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-research-project-directory-mobile-page-1')
-      || ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-courses-page-2')
-      || ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-courses-page-3')
       || ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-research-project-directory-block-1')
       || ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-research-project-gallery-block-1')
       || ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-research-project-directory-mobile-block-1')
@@ -150,6 +148,32 @@ function asc_bootstrap_form_alter(&$form, \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $
 
   //courses
   if ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-courses-page-2') {
+    /*
+    * add new HTML content to filters (headers and spacer)
+    * and setting weights for where they should appear in the form hierarchy
+    */
+    if((count($form['field_course_term_1_target_id']['#options']) > 1)
+    || (count($form['field_course_term_2_target_id']['#options']) > 1)) {
+      $form['filter_heading'] = array(
+        '#markup' => '<h2 class="filter-heading">Filter</h2>',
+        '#weight' => -10,
+      );
+    }
+    $form['filter_search_heading'] = array(
+      '#markup' => '<h2 class="filter-heading search-heading">Search</h2>',
+      '#weight' => 4,
+    );
+    $form['spacer'] = array(
+      '#markup' => '<div class="filter-spacer"></div>',
+      '#weight' => 1.5,
+    );
+    /*
+    * setting up weights for form elements
+    */
+    $form['title']['#weight'] = 5;
+    $form['title']['#attributes']['placeholder'] = t('Search Keywords');
+
+
     if(count($form['field_course_term_1_target_id']['#options']) == 1) {
       $form['field_course_term_1_target_id']['#access'] = FALSE;
     }
@@ -190,6 +214,27 @@ function asc_bootstrap_form_alter(&$form, \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $
 
   //courses mobile
   if ($form['#id'] == 'views-exposed-form-courses-page-3') {
+    if((count($form['field_course_term_1_target_id']['#options']) > 1)
+    || (count($form['field_course_term_2_target_id']['#options']) > 1)) {
+      $form['filter_heading'] = array(
+        '#markup' => '<h2 class="filter-heading">Filter</h2>',
+        '#weight' => -10,
+      );
+    }
+    $form['filter_search_heading'] = array(
+      '#markup' => '<h2 class="filter-heading search-heading">Search</h2>',
+      '#weight' => 4,
+    );
+    $form['spacer'] = array(
+      '#markup' => '<div class="filter-spacer"></div>',
+      '#weight' => 1.5,
+    );
+    /*
+    * setting up weights for form elements
+    */
+    $form['title']['#weight'] = 5;
+    $form['title']['#attributes']['placeholder'] = t('Search Keywords');
+
     if(count($form['field_course_term_1_target_id']['#options']) == 1) {
       $form['field_course_term_1_target_id']['#access'] = FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/js/scripts.js b/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/js/scripts.js
index e75f2461032702989ebf92fbe85e4f930b593190..6e0f236a8c72457ba6fbbe3c98cbcd0bf7942f79 100644
--- a/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/js/scripts.js
+++ b/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/js/scripts.js
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+jQuery(window).bind("pageshow", function(event) {
+  if (event.originalEvent.persisted) {
+      window.location.reload()
+  }
+});
+
 jQuery(document).ready(function(){
 
   //activates lightbox effect on gallery content type