Overview
The Database Management Microcertificate covers the fundamentals of designing, developing, and managing modern database systems, including relational and NoSQL databases.
Courses
- CSCI 151 Introduction to Databases with SQL
- CSCI 59 Designing and Developing Relational and NoSQL Databases
Stackable Pathway
The microcertificate courses can stack toward Back End Web Development, a 4-course graduate certificate.
Skills & Outcomes
After earning this microcertifiate, you’ll understand:
- The underlying principles of database design, normalization, indexing, data modeling, and query optimization.
- The basics of SQL, including creating, querying, and modifying databases, and writing complex queries.
- How to connect SQL with other programming languages like Python and Java.
- NoSQL databases and their benefits and limitations, and learn how to design, develop, and deploy a NoSQL database.
Who Should Enroll
This microcertificate is ideal if you are interested in enhancing your existing skills or launching your career in the tech industry, in roles such as:
- Business intelligence analyst
- Database administrator
- Data analyst
- Data architect
Starting and Completing a Microcertificate
To begin your microcertificate, you simply register for your first course for the microcertificate — no application required. Learn how to register.
To earn the microcertificate, you will complete two microcertificates courses at the graduate level and with a grade of B or higher, within one year. This short timeline will support momentum and reinforce the learning between the two related courses.
