Databases

Education facts

Code: DIT622

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, and by an application programmer invoking SQL from a host language. Course contents include: - entity-relationship modeling - functional dependencies and normalisation - database querying and manipulation through SQL - interfacing to a database from a host language (such as Java/JDBC) - overview of non-SQL models (such as JSON or XML) <br> Sub-courses<br> **1\. Written hall examination** (Skriftlig salstentamen), 4.5 credits<br> Grading scale: Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3) and Fail (U) **2\. Laboratory work** (Laboration), 3 credits<br> Grading scale: Pass (G) and Fail (U)

Entry requirements

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.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Databases

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 2 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %