Databases

About this programme

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. The course covers the basic principles of database systems as seen by users, application programmers and database administrators. A laboratory assignment develops these topics as a running example throughout the course. These include programming in SQL, as seen by a user querying or modifying an existing database, by a database designer, To be eligible for the course the student must have successfully completed university level courses of at least 45 credits, including: - at least 15 credits in programming, e.g., DIT441, DIT013, DIT953, or equivalent, - at least 7.5 credits in mathematics or mathematic reasoning, e.g., DIT984, DIT855, or equivalent, - concepts in logic, sets, functions and relations that could be acquired with, e.g., DIT984, DIT851, or equivalent. Applicants must prove knowledge of English: English 6/English level 2 or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS. Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits.