De Anza College
CIS 44A
Database Management Systems · 4.5 units · used in 6 transfer pathways
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Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
This course covers the rudiments of database design, implementation, and use. Students will gain a basic understanding of various data modeling techniques. An overview and comparison of database management systems will be given, along with an emphasis on relational databases and an introduction to SQL.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:15 PM UTCNo section is scheduled at De Anza College for Winter 2027. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”
Transfer pathways that use CIS 44A
ASSIST maps CIS 44A to a requirement in 6 published pathways from De Anza College.
- Actuarial ScienceDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Financial Mathematics and StatisticsDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Physics, B.A. &De Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Statistics and Data ScienceDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Statistics and Data ScienceDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Information Science and Data Analytics, B.S. (SJSU Online)De Anza → San Jose State
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