A Database Management System (DBMS) course covers topics such as:
  • Database design: Includes relational data modeling, entity-relationship modeling, and database design theory 
  • Database management: Includes database security, administration, and transaction processing  
  • Database implementation: Includes data definition and manipulation languages, and query coding practices  
  • Database technologies: Includes XML, RD, OWL, parallel, and noSQL databases 
  • Database applications: Includes web-based database applications and multi-tier client/server architectures  
  • Data normalization: Includes functional dependencies, non-loss decomposition, and first, second, and third normal forms  
  • Data structures and file organizations: Includes concepts and principles of data structures and file organizations  
  • Data analysis: Includes data and query optimization 
DBMS courses may also include a term project where students design and build a database system. 
DBMS courses are relevant to many industries, including banking, education, manufacturing, sales, transportation, and human resources.