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Certificate in Database Design and Implementation

The certificate in database design and implementation is appropriate for technical professionals who want to work as advanced users or database designers or administrators. Students are taught Structured Query Language (SQL) and learn about issues in database design and implementation. With appropriate choice of major and elective courses, this certificate may be completed while pursuing the Bachelor of Science in computer studies or in computer and information science.

Total Semester Hours: 18

Four required courses:

• CMIS 160 - Discrete Mathematics for Computing (3)
• CMIS 320 - Relational Databases (3)
• CMIS 420 - Advanced Relational Databases (3)
• CMIS 485 - Web Database Development (3)

A supporting elective chosen from the following (3):

• CMIS 355 - Database Forms
• CMIS 375 - Programming in Perl
• CMST 385 - Internet and Web Design

A second supporting elective chosen from the above list (3)