A typical syllabus for a certificate course in Advanced Java often includes the following key areas:

1. Java Database Connectivity (JDBC):

• Introduction to RDBMS and JDBC.
• JDBC Architecture and Driver types.
• Establishing connections, using Statement, PreparedStatement, and CallableStatement.
• Scrollable and Updatable Result Sets.
• Handling BLOB data and transaction management.

2. Java Servlets:

Introduction to web applications and servlet technology, Servlet lifecycle and architecture, Handling HTTP requests and responses, and Session management and data sharing.

3. JavaServer Pages (JSP):

• Introduction to JSP and its advantages over servlets.
• JSP syntax, directives, scripting elements, and actions.
• Implicit objects and custom tags.
• Integrating JSP with Servlets.

4. XML (eXtensible Markup Language):

• Introduction to XML and its role in web development.
• Parsing XML using DOM (Document Object Model) and StAX (Streaming API for XML).

5. Advanced Java Topics (often including but not limited to):

• Collections Framework: In-depth study of Lists, Sets, Maps, and their implementations, including concurrent collections.
• Multithreading and Concurrency: Thread creation, synchronization, thread safety, and using java.util.concurrent utilities.
• Input/Output (I/O) and NIO: Stream-based I/O, file handling, and non-blocking I/O with Java NIO.
• Networking: Socket programming for client-server applications.
• Introduction to Frameworks: Basic understanding of popular Java frameworks like Spring (IoC, Dependency Injection) and Hibernate (ORM).

6. Project Work:

• Practical application of learned concepts through building a web application or a database-driven application.

This syllabus provides a comprehensive overview of advanced Java concepts essential for building robust and scalable enterprise-level applications.