The Database Management major is intended for students wishing to upgrade or acquire new skills in the fields of database administration, database developer, database applications design, and programming with database management systems. The course of study includes a foundation in database theory and design, and the industry standard database language. Depending on the elective option chosen, there are further courses in programming, database administration or database developer.
The Certificate in “Oracle Database Administration” includes the coursework for the exam(s) one needs to take for the Oracle 10g Certified Associate and Oracle Professional Database Administrator credential. The Certificate in “Oracle Database Developer” includes the coursework for the exams one needs to take for the Oracle 10g PL/SQL “Developer Certified Associate and Forms Developer Certified Professional” credential. The Certificate in "Open Source Database" includes the coursework one needs to learn in order to build powerful, dynamic database-driven web sites. The Certificate in "Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Database Administration" includes the coursework for the exams one needs to take for the "Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Database Administration" credential.

The use of database systems is growing even more rapidly than the computer field in general. Specific job areas open to graduates of the program are database administration, database developer, application design, and applications programming.

The Associate in Science degree in Database Management requires the following:
• English proficiency: ENGL 1A, ESL 26, or equivalent.
• Mathematics proficiency: MATH 105 or equivalent.
A minimum of 90 Units including:
• All General Education Requirements
• Core courses (20 units)
• Support courses from one option: Database Administration or Database Developer (20 Units)
• Electives & other graduation requirements as appropriate

NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all Core and Support courses for the Degree or Certificates. 50% of the major units must be taken at Foothill College.

AS = Associate in Science Degree.
CA = Certificate of Achievement.
SC = Skills Certificate.

CIS 52A Introduction to Data Management Systems (5 Units)
CIS 52B Oracle SQL (5 Units)
CIS 52J Oracle: Programming with PL/SQL (5 Units)
CIS 68A Introduction to Linux & UNIX (5 Units)

Select one option:
Database Administration Option:
CIS 52C Database Modeling & Relational Database Design (5 Units)
CIS 52E Oracle Database Administration I (5 Units)
CIS 52F Oracle Database Administration II (5 Units)
CNET 50 Introduction to Computer Networking (5 Units)
or
Database Developer Option:
CIS 52K Oracle Forms Developer: Build Internet Aplications (5 Units)
and select three courses:
CIS 52C Data Modeling & Relational Database Design (5 Units)
CIS 52M Oracle Reports (5 units)
CIS 62A Data Warehousing & Data Mining (5 Units)
CIS 68E Programming in PERL (5 Units)
CIS 27A *Computer Science I: JAVA (5 Units)

* CIS 27P can be taken in lieu of CIS 27A if the student has Object Oriented Programming knowledge.

CIS 52A Introduction to Data Management Systems (5 Units)
CIS 52B Oracle SQL (5 Units)
CIS 52C Database Modeling & Relational Database Design (5 Units)
CIS 52E Oracle Database Administration I (5 Units)
CIS 52F Oracle Database Administration II (5 Units)
CIS 52J Oracle: Programming with PL/SQL (5 Units)
CIS 68A Introduction to Linux & UNIX (5 Units)
CNET 50 Introduction to Computer Networking (5 Units)

CIS 52A Introduction to Data Management Systems (5 Units)
CIS 52B Oracle SQL (5 Units)
CIS 52J Oracle: Programming with PL/SQL (5 Units)
CIS 52K Oracle Forms Developer: Build Internet Aplications (5 Units)
CIS 68A Introduction to Linux & UNIX (5 Units)
Select three:
CIS 52C Data Modeling & Relational Database Design (5 Units)
CIS 62A Data Warehousing & Web Mining (5 Units)
CIS 68E Programming in PERL (5 Units)
CIS 27A *Computer Science I: JAVA (5 Units)

* CIS 27P can be taken in lieu of CIS 27A if the student has Object Oriented Programming knowledge.

This Certificate contains the coursework for the exams the student needs to take for the Oracle 10g “Developer Certified Associate” and “Forms Developer Certified Professional” credential. It is recommended that the student take CIS 52A and CIS 52C prior to beginning this sequence.
CIS 52B Oracle: SQL (5 Units)
CIS 52J Oracle: Programming with PL/SQL (5 Units)
CIS 52K Oracle Forms Developer: Build Internet Applications (5 Units)

This Certificate contains coursework for the exam(s) the student needs to take for the Oracle 10g Certified Associate and Oracle Professional Database Administrator credential.
CIS 52B Oracle: SQL (5 Units)
CIS 52E Oracle Database Administration I (5 Units)
CIS 52F Oracle Database Administration II (5 Units)

This certificate will familiarize students with open source databases, their creation and administration. It is recommended that the student take CIS 52A and CIS 52C prior to beginning this sequence.
CIS 52N PHP & MySQL (5 Units)
CIS 52Q MySQL: In Depth (5 Units)
CIS 52P PHP Programming (5 Units)

This certificate will familiarize the students with the administration of databases in a Microsoft environment and also prepare them for the Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certification exam.
CIS 54C Microsoft SQL Server Database Design (5 Units)
CIS 54D Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (5 Units)
CIS 54E Microsoft SQL Server Database Administration (5 Units)