Courses

Courses

The CMU Database Group offers a delicious selection of database courses in the Computer Science Department, both at the undergraduate level and graduate level.

15-445/645 — Intro to Database Systems

This project-oriented course provides an introduction to the internal architecture of database systems. This course satisfies the Software Systems Elective requirements for CMU SCS’s Computer Science Bachelors Curriculum.

Offered in both Fall and Spring Semesters.
15-721 — Advanced Database Systems

This is a graduate-level course focuses on the advanced design issues and hands-on implementation of a DBMS system. It is a departmental core course in the area of software system.

Offered in Fall and Spring Semesters.
15-799 — Special Topics in Database Systems

This is a graduate-level (research-level) course for discussions on the recent development in the database area. Students are assumed to have experiences on the database research.

Offered in both Fall and Spring Semesters (Occasional).
15-826 — Multimedia Databases and Data Mining

This is a graduate-level course which covers advanced algorithms for learning, analysis, data management and visualization of large datasets. This course is deprecated and will not be taught in the near future.

Offered in Fall Semesters.
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This course is designed for senior undergraduate students that covers fundamental materials of databases and their common uses. This course is deprecated and will not be taught in the near future. CS students are encouraged to take 15-445/645 instead. Non-CS students should consider 95-703 and 90-728.