Bachelor of Science
Business Analysis and Management Degree
Advance your skills in analyzing business processes and strategies and shape smart solutions.
IIBA® Endorsed — Prepare for Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP®) Certification
Business Analysis and Management Degree
Provide businesses with smarter analysis for better solutions.
The Business Analysis and Management degree equips you to analyze a business as an information technology or business professional and enhances your skills in process analysis, requirements analysis, and project management.
The Business Analysis and Management degree program provides a solid foundation in:
- business analysis
- planning and monitoring
- elicitation and collaboration
- requirements lifecycle management
- strategy analysis
- design definition
- solution evaluation
- techniques and competencies (including intermediate Excel)
- project management within an agile methodology
The degree program is also endorsed and aligned with the knowledge areas outlined by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) Body of Knowledge (IIBA BABOK Guide® v3) and will prepare you to pursue IIBA certifications.
Take one course at a time in an accelerated business analyst degree online.
Transfer in with an associate degree (or at least 60 credits from a previous institution), and earn your business analysis degree as part of an accelerated cohort.* The cohort offers a simplified study experience that involves registering once for major courses at the beginning of the program and taking the courses in order with the same group of peers online—having more collaborative experiences and graduating with a stronger network to start your career.
Business Analysts - Learn the skills you need for CBAP® Certification.
IIBA® has endorsed this Business Analysis Management degree program and Bellevue University is an Academic Member of the International Institute of Business Analysis. This degree program also prepares students for the Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP®) Certification.
Courses
What You’ll Learn
Upon successful completion of Bellevue University’s Business Analysis and Management Degree online or in-class, graduates will be able to:
- Create a comprehensive Business Analysis Approach Plan, demonstrating all knowledge areas examined in the program.
- Develop a comprehensive Business Analysis Activities Plan, based on organizational requirements.
- Demonstrate the use of essential techniques and competencies used in Business Analysis.
Business Analysis and Management Degree Courses
Current students please login to BRUIN and select “Academic Progress” for your curriculum requirements.
Requirements (36 credit hours)
(All courses are 4 credit hours)
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This course is designed to introduce the basic understanding of the Business Analysis professional discipline, the competencies, benefits, functions, key concepts, and impact of the business analysis professional. This course will help elevate, develop, and refine the foundation of business analysis skills. The BAMC program defines the most important skills necessary to effectively perform business analysis work.
This course examines the Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Area. It provides the examination of the business analysis work on a given initiative, planning and how and when tasks will be performed, and the deliverables that will be produced. Examining change as the initiative proceeds and the business analysis professional gains a deeper understanding of the role and how it fits with its stakeholders. A project capstone proposal initiates in this course and will demonstrate the student’s knowledge through the program courses.
This course examines the Elicitation and Collaboration concepts. It examines the tasks that business analysis professionals perform to obtain information from stakeholders and examines the communication skills required to work with stakeholders once the business analysis professional has assembled the stakeholders’ requirements. The Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area sets the foundation for analysis professionals to perform elicitation and collaboration from stakeholders and how to confirm the results.
This course examines the Requirements Life Cycle Management concepts as well as the tasks that analysis professionals perform to manage and maintain requirements and design information from inception to retirement. It reviews ethical standards that relate to the business analysis role. The course examines how technology relates to organizational design and business strategy. These tasks describe meaningful relationships between related requirements and designs, assessing changes to requirements and designs when changes are proposed, scope management, and analyzing and gaining consensus on scope changes.
This course examines the Strategy Analysis concepts. It is the most effective way to apply the capabilities of an enterprise to reach the desired set of goals and objectives. Strategies may exist for the entire enterprise, for a division, department, or region, and a product, project, or iteration. This study describes the business analysis professionals’ work that must be performed to collaborate with stakeholders to identify a need of strategic or tactical importance. The course also provides introduction on how to apply an agile mindset to the fundamental knowledge, competencies, and techniques of business analysis. The agile mindset is an integrated component of the remaining courses in the Business Management Analysis program.
This course introduces a wide array of Requirements Analysis and Design Definitions. The course examines the best practices business analysis perform to structure and organize requirements during elicitation activities, specifies and reviews the multiple modeling design opportunities, validates, and verifies information, as well as covers the incremental and iterative activities from the initial concept and exploration through the transformation into a recommended solution.
This course introduces Solution Evaluation and how Business Analysts enhance the performance of and value delivered by a solution selected by the enterprise and recommends the removal of barriers or constraints that prevent the full realization of the value. Solution evaluation tasks that support the realization of benefits may occur before a change is initiated, while the current value is assessed, or after a solution has been implemented.
The course examines the underlying competencies and techniques. The behaviors, characteristics, knowledge, and personal qualities that support the practice of business analysis. It evaluates techniques used by the analyst professional during the design scope. Business process mapping techniques are introduced, and how the mapping solutions link the business objectives to a solution. Perspectives are examined to determine how the business analysis work to provide a focus on tasks and techniques specific to the context of the initiative. The course also provides an introduction to Excel for Business Analysis with a focus on intermediate Excel functions and tools that Excel has to help conduct business analysis examinations of data.
This course examines the project manager’s services, products, or results of a project to achieve the set objectives and how the business analysis focuses on understanding the stakeholders’ needs and defining solutions that will meet those needs. The course examines the Project Manager and the Business Analysis professional roles working together within projects with an introduction to the agile methodology. Microsoft Project is utilized in this course to provide hands-on experience. Agile roles and principles are examined to demonstrate how software development and project management all work together cohesively. This course examines how Agile teams deliver work in small, workable increments, thus delivering value to their customers with ease. The BAMC capstone assignment is demonstrated from the knowledge of all BAMC courses and as a group through is completed in this course.
Kirkpatrick Signature Series Requirements (9 credit hours)
(In addition to the Major Requirements, all Bellevue University students must complete the Kirkpatrick Signature Series)
This course focuses on the political and philosophical traditions of the American republic, especially as embedded in the ideals, values, traditions, founding documents, and institutions of the United States , and considers how these traditions relate to individual citizenship and global society. Prerequisite: 60 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the creative tensions that exist between the forces of tradition and change as the country undergoes social, cultural, and political change. It considers the manner in which change can renew the vitality of a republic. Prerequisite: 60 Credit Hours
This course examines civic engagement in relation to individual freedoms and responsibilities. It fosters engaged citizens, empowered to effect positive change. Prerequisite: 60 Credit Hours
Integrative General Education Credits
Major Requirements Credits
Elective Credits
= 127 Total Credits*
General Education Courses
Take general education courses that do more than fill a requirement. At Bellevue University, these courses build foundational skills that apply to any career—critical thinking, qualitative reasoning, and ethical leadership. And, you can take courses individually or in course clusters, which connect three courses around one theme, building skills as you go.
Elective Courses
Our broad selection of electives allows you to select courses related to your major or expand your perspective in other areas of interest.
University Accreditation
Bellevue University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org).
Whether a college, university, or program is accredited is important to students with financial aid, employers who provide tuition assistance, donors, and the federal government.
This program is considered a non-licensure degree/certificate program and is not intended for those seeking licensure or the practice of licensed profession. This program may be relevant to multiple occupations that do not require licensure and was not designed to meet educational requirements for any specific professional license or certification.
*Consult with an admissions counselor to determine your eligible credits, as well as to verify minimum graduation requirements for this degree. Transfer credits must be from a regionally accredited college or university. Bellevue University makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.
Get credit for what you’ve earned.
Accelerate your path to earning a degree.
Thanks to our generous credit transfer policy, you can avoid retaking the classes you’ve already completed, and chip away at the credit requirements you need to complete your degree.
- Already have an associate degree? You could accelerate your bachelor's degree completion. Transfer your full associate degree or even your A.A.S.*
- You may be able to get credit for your military experience and training.
Finish Faster
*Acceptance of transfer credits is always subject to official transfer credit evaluation by Bellevue University.
"The process was so easy. I sent [Bellevue University] my transcripts and they accepted my entire associate degree. Getting the bachelor's degree allowed me to broaden the scope of what I am capable of doing."
Format
100% Online learning that works for your life and your goals.
Our flexible online courses are designed to bring quality learning into a format that fits your schedule, without sacrificing meaningful faculty feedback and collaboration with peers across the country. Stay on track with the help of your Student Coach — with you from day one to graduation.
Graduate with a built-in network.
Take one class at a time and get to know a consistent group of peers as you earn your business analysis degree. The accelerated cohort path will allow you to share expertise from your varied backgrounds and gain knowledge that makes you a better professional.
See how Bellevue University can make earning a business analyst degree possible for you – either online or on campus.
Tuition & Financial Aid
It’s more affordable than you think.
Earning a degree is an investment in yourself, and we want to help you make sure it’s a wise one with a generous credit transfer policy and competitive tuition rates.
2024 / 2025 Academic Year
$449 Online Cost Per Credit $250 Military Preferred Cost Per Credit
(Additional fees may apply to individual courses within your major requirements)
Only pay for the credits you need.
Talk to us about our generous credit transfer policy so you can make more of the credits you’ve already earned count toward your degree.
Get help with financial aid.
Our counselors will guide you to find a financial aid plan that works for you. Explore all the ways to help pay for your degree.
Military Preferred (Active Duty and Spouses Only)
Degree-seeking active-duty members of the U.S. Military, National Guard, Reserve, and Coast Guard, and their spouses, with proof of status, are eligible for a special tuition rate of $250 per credit hour for all undergraduate, certificate, and certificate of completion programs as they work towards their degree. Not able to be combined with other special rates, Guild or Campus@Work funding.
Admissions
Removing barriers to the education you deserve.
College is challenging, but getting in shouldn’t be. We have simplified our requirements for admission and we do not require entrance exam scores like the ACT or SAT—so you can get on track to achieving your goals. Here’s how it will go:
Prior to beginning the cohort-based online Business Analysis and Management Degree, you must possess an associate degree or 60 semester hours completed with a grade of "C-" or higher from an accredited institution of higher learning. If you do not meet this requirement, speak with admissions about how you can build your credits directly with Bellevue University.
To be admitted to Bellevue University, provide proof of high school completion. We accept the following forms of documentation:
- Official high school transcript
- GED certificate
- Homeschool letter of completion
- Certificate demonstrating that the student has passed a state authorized examination recognized by the state in which it is awarded — equivalent to a high school diploma.
- Self-certification on application.
You’ll just need to complete the application and submit the following:
- Official high school transcripts or proof of high school completion
- If applicable, official transcripts from any college or university you previously attended
- A one-time $50 application fee
- Note:
- International students must provide a few extra documents. See international student bachelor admissions details.
- Students applying for a cohort-based major must possess an associate degree or 60 semester hours completed with a grade of "C-" or higher from an accredited institution of higher learning. If you do not meet this requirement, you can build your credits directly with Bellevue University.
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You'll just need to create an account and complete a pre-application to Bellevue University through Guild. Once you receive confirmation that your pre-application to Bellevue University has been approved, you'll need to complete the required steps to get fully accepted and registered. These include:
- Submitting transcripts from past institutions
- Completing the FAFSA, per your employer's benefit requirement
If you’re transferring from another institution of higher education, you must submit an official transcript from each accredited institution you previously attended. Here are a few details to note:
- A transcript can be emailed securely to [email protected] or by mail. It is required to be sent directly from the issuing institution to Bellevue University's Office of the Registrar to be considered an official document. Please check with previous institution for available sending options.
- Applicants who submit an official transcript which reflects a two-year degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution are not required to show proof of high school completion.
- Transcripts must be submitted even if credits were not earned at the previous institution or if transfer credit is not granted.
Degree Specific Admissions
Associate Degree or 60 credit hour minimum (no work experience required).
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Reach out to admissions.
- Get your questions answered about the Business Analysis and Management Degree
- Understand your financial aid and scholarship options
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