AI & Data · Foundations · ~10 hours
SQL Fundamentals
SQL Fundamentals is a foundations skill in AI & Data. Retrieve and filter records from a relational database using SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, and LIMIT. In a FUTEAC roadmap it takes about 10 hours of focused learning, and the free Roadmap Generator places it in the right week of your personal plan, after its prerequisites, at the pace you choose.
What you will be able to do
Retrieve and filter records from a relational database using SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, and LIMIT.
Roadmaps that teach SQL Fundamentals
- Data Analyst roadmap — 16 weeks at about 2 hours a day
Goal of this roadmap: Turn raw data into decisions with spreadsheets, SQL, Python and dashboards.
What you can learn next
SQL Fundamentals is a prerequisite for these skills — learning it unlocks them in your roadmap:
- SQL Joins
Combine related tables accurately with inner, left, right, and self joins.
- SQL Aggregations
Answer grouped business questions with COUNT, SUM, AVG, GROUP BY, and HAVING.
Related skills in AI & Data
- Python Programming
Write clear Python programs using variables, conditionals, loops, functions, and basic debugging techniques.
- Problem Solving
Break a problem into inputs, steps, and outputs, then test and improve a logical solution.
- Python Data Structures
Choose and manipulate lists, dictionaries, sets, and tuples to organise and process data effectively.
- Object-Oriented Python
Model data and behaviour with classes, objects, methods, and simple inheritance in Python.
- Files & APIs in Python
Read and write common file formats and retrieve structured data from web APIs in Python.
- Statistics Basics
Summarise data with averages, spread, distributions, correlation, and clear statistical comparisons.
SQL Fundamentals — common questions
How long does it take to learn SQL Fundamentals?
About 10 hours of focused learning. SQL Fundamentals is a foundations skill, and in a FUTEAC roadmap it is placed in the right week for your goal and pace — after everything it depends on, never before.
What can I learn after SQL Fundamentals?
SQL Fundamentals unlocks SQL Joins, SQL Aggregations. Those skills list SQL Fundamentals as a prerequisite, which is why FUTEAC roadmaps schedule them after it.
Which roadmaps include SQL Fundamentals?
SQL Fundamentals is part of the Data Analyst roadmap. Each roadmap orders it at the point where it is needed for that goal, surrounded by the skills it connects to.
See SQL Fundamentals in your personal roadmap
The free generator orders this skill with everything around it, skips what you already know, and fits the plan to your hours.