Master the principles, tools, and techniques used in the design, programming, administration, and security of database management systems with a Database Management specialization. As a professional in this field, you'll be relied upon to analyze the data needs of an organization or company, and determine how to organize and store the data in logical and useful ways. You'll be able to find opportunities in a variety of in-demand, database-related, technology career fields, holding positions such as data analyst, database administrator, or database designer. Follow a career track in Database Management by choosing this specialization when you earn your bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems (CIS) from DeVry University. Learn more about the advantages of studying at DeVry University. Request more information. Database Management Courses When you specialize your Computer Information Systems degree in Database Management, your coursework at DeVry University may include these career-enhancing courses: Advanced Database – In addition to data mining and warehousing, this course introduces database implications of efficient and effective transaction processing, including error handling, data validation, security, stored procedures and triggers, record locking, commit and rollback. Oracle and DB2 are the primary relational database management systems (RDBMS) used. Database Administration – This course introduces a variety of database administration topics, including capacity planning, database management system (DBMS) architecture, performance tuning, backup, recovery and disaster planning, archiving, reorganization, and defragmentation. Advanced Topics in Database – Students in this course explore database topics such as dynamic structured query language (SQL), complex queries, data warehousing, reporting capability creation, performance tuning, and data security practices and technologies. To learn more about required and elective Database Management courses as well as those for the CIS degree program, request information or see the undergraduate academic catalog.

Database Management specialists are needed in nearly every industry to analyze database needs and find solutions to a wide range of information storage challenges. Because information in databases may be highly personal, such as account numbers, health records, or financial transaction data, database administrators coordinate security efforts to safeguard data while allowing for flexible storage and retrieval of the information. The technical and logic skills, the business ethics education, and the hands-on experience you'll gain at DeVry University can help open the door to rewarding opportunities in the database management field.