COM SCI 240A · CS 240ADatabases and Knowledge Bases
Computer Science · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Theoretical and technological foundation of Intelligent Database Systems, that merge database technology, knowledge-based systems, and advanced programming environments. Rule-based knowledge representation, spatio-temporal reasoning, and logic-based declarative querying/programming are salient features of this technology. Other topics include object-relational systems and data mining techniques.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 143.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
COM SCI 240A
- COM SCI 143Data Management Systems
- COM SCI 32Introduction to Computer Science II
- COM SCI 31Introduction to Computer Science I
- COMPTNG 10CAdvanced Programming
1 direct requisite. Showing 5 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
COM SCI 240A
- COM SCI 240BAdvanced Data and Knowledge Bases
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.