CSCI 380
Database Management Systems
3 creditsFall 2026Offered Fall
How to model data so it stays correct as it grows. We work from the relational model through design and normalization, spend real time writing SQL, and end on what happens physically underneath the queries you write.
Examines the relational model, database design, relational database query languages (such as relational algebra and SQL), database normalization techniques, and physical database design.
What we cover
01The relational model
02Database design
03Relational algebra
04SQL
05Normalization techniques
06Physical database design
Prerequisites
CSCI 242 with C or better.
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Materials and schedule
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