COMP6240 Relational Databases
S1S26 units6000-level
This course is an introduction to relational databases and the general skills for designing and using them. The topics include the relational data model, SQL, entity-relationship model,functional dependencies,(de-)normalisation, relational algebra, query processing and optimisation, database transactions and security. To deepen the understanding of relational databases, the current industry development of database systems such as NoSQL databases will be introduced at the end of this course.
- 2024S1 S2
- 2025S1 S2
- 2026S1 S2
- 2027S1 S2
Prerequisites in 2025
No prerequisites
None: anyone in a postgraduate program can enrol.
Incompatible with COMP7240, COMP2400: you can't count both.
The handbook's original wording (2024–2027)
You are not able to enrol in this course if you have successfully completed COMP2400 . Incompatible with COMP7240 .
What it leads to in 2025
These courses name COMP6240 in their 2025 prerequisites: