Bellevue
University's online degree
programs and courses are
designed to provide students
with the skills and knowledge
needed to meet their career and
educational goals. Students are
encouraged to take advantage of
prior learning including
existing college credit,
professional/military training,
and professional certification.
Affordability
Compare our tuition costs with
those of other online
universities and you will find
that Bellevue University is one
of the most affordable online.
That's because we are a
non-profit university. Our
mission is education, not making
money. So we work hard to keep
our tuition rates affordable,
and to find financial aid for
all who need it.
Acceleration
Because adults don't have the
ability to drop out of life to
attend school, we make learning
accessible and accelerate degree
completion. If you have an
associate's degree or about 60
credit hours, you can complete
your Bellevue University
bachelor's degree in as little
as 15 months. If you have fewer
credit hours, we offer many
cost-effective and time-saving
options for earning the credits
you need.
Accreditation
Bellevue University is
accredited by The Higher
Learning Commission, the same
organization that accredits Big
Ten Universities. Bellevue
University degrees are accepted
and respected by employers and
graduate schools throughout the
world.
Accessible Learning
You don't have to be
computer-savvy to take advantage
of online learning from Bellevue
University. Our Cyber-Activeฎ
Learning Classroom is engaging,
interactive and easy-to-use. As
a student at Bellevue
University, you learn in the
company of motivated adult
classmates, who share their
career experiences with you. The
familiarity you gain with your
classmates and with your
professors helps you relate more
positively to each other, and
the concepts taught.
Degrees Offered:
B.S. - Legal Studies
B.S. - Software Development
B.S. - Web Technologies
B.S. - Early Childhood Program Management
B.S. - Systems and Network Administration
M.A. - Human Services
M.A. - Managerial Communication
BS - Project Management
BS - Adult Education
B.S. - Management Information Systems
B.S. - Organizational Systems Management
BS-Business Analysis and Management
M.B.A. - Accounting Concentration
M.B.A. - Acquisition & Contract Mgmt Concentration
M.B.A. - Executive Coaching Concentration
M.B.A. - Finance Concentration
M.B.A. - Healthcare Concentration
M.B.A. - Human Capital Mgmt Concentration
M.B.A. - Human Resource Mgmt Concentration
M.B.A. - Information Security Mgmt Concentration
M.B.A. - International Management Concentration
M.B.A - Management Info Systems Concentration
M.B.A - Marketing Concentration
M.B.A. - Supply Chain Management Concentration
M.A. - Managerial Comm with a Con in Business
M.A. - Managerial Comm with a Con in Info Systems
M.A. - Managerial Comm with a Con in Exec Coaching
M.A - Managerial Comm with a Con in HR Mgmt
M.S. - Mgmt of Info Sys with Con in Bus Admin
M.S. - Mgmt of Info Sys with Con in Comp Info Sys
M.S. - Mgmt of Info Sys with Con in Healthcare
M.S. - Mgmt of Info Sys with Con in Info Security
M.S. - Mgmt of Info Sys with a Con in IT Project M
M.S. - Mgmt of Info Sys with a Con in Solutions Ar
M.S. - Computer Info Systems with a Con in Bus Adm
MS - Justice Administration & Crime Management
MS - Instructional Design and Development
MS - Organizational Performance
M.S. - Public Administration
M.S. - Acquisition & Contract Mgmt
M.S. - Clinical Counseling
Bachelor of Science in Gaming
and Simulation
This degree prepares students
for careers in the multi-billion
dollar video game industry, and
the ever-expanding simulation
industry, which includes
government contracts for virtual
training and weaponry testing
programs. These skills also are
in demand for fields such as
architecture, marketing,
education, manufacturing, and
engineering.
This 36-credit hour degree
program is offered entirely
online, permitting students to
interact on class projects.
Plus, students learn from
faculty members who are working
professionals with commercial
game design production
experience.
Students in this program can
expect to learn to:
- Gain strong skills in systems
analysis and design,
programming, software
development tools, and data
management,
- Develop artistic talents by
designing 2-D and 3-D renderings
for home video and casino games,
including multi-level and
multi-player programs,
- Understand and apply
production skills, consisting of
modeling, rigging, weight
mapping, and texturing game
characters,
- Create a comprehensive
portfolio and job resume, and
practice basic job search skills
such as interviewing.
Bachelor of Arts in
Leadership
Provides students with the
skills and knowledge needed to
enhance their ability to lead in
their chosen field. Enables them
to distinguish themselves as
leaders and to advance more
rapidly in their careers.
Graduates of the program work in
a wide variety of public and
private organizations, and are
uniquely positioned to move up
quickly with their leadership
skills.
The program examines leadership
in a variety of contexts
historical, ethical, political,
professional, psychological,
emotional, personal, and
organizational. In all contexts,
students are exposed to relevant
theories about leadership and
are asked to reflect upon their
own leadership experience.
Through various assignments,
students analyze the nature of
leadership in order to learn to
lead more effectively in their
personal, professional, and
civic lives.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Collaborate effectively in
teams,
Lead team members by using
legitimate methods of influence,
Follow responsibly and
effectively,
Honestly conduct a process of
self-assessment,
Think critically about all
topics, especially about topics
related to the nature, role, and
requirements of leadership,
Solve problems and make
decisions ethically,
Communicate ideas and emotions
useful in writing and speech,
and
Provide vision and motivate
change when necessary.
Bachelor of Science in
Advertising Management
This degree provides graduates
the skills and disciplines
needed to understand the steps
of an effective advertising
management process, review the
steps of efficient advertising
campaign management programs,
and analyze the functions
performed by the advertising
creative in preparing an
advertising campaign. The
curriculum is designed to
analyze target markets, examine
how advertising affects consumer
behavior, utilize research in
decision-making, and evaluate
how copy, communication, media,
and brand management are
utilized to increase net worth.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Manage an advertising
department,
Design a comprehensive
advertising plan,
Manage the total copy concept
including copy, style, slogans,
words, visuals and print,
Produce a portfolio with class
projects,
Develop a complete media plan,
and
Understand the tools of public
relations.
Bachelor of Science in
Business
The Bachelor of Science in
Business prepares students with
the management and leadership
skills and methods to make the
modern organizations run as
efficiently and effectively as
possible. Students gain the
communication, analytical and
leadership skills, and knowledge
to perform successfully in a
wide variety of management
positions in both public and
private organizations. Examples
include positions as systems or
business process
analysts/administrators, office
managers, production
supervisors, and sales managers.
The program is designed to allow
seamless entry into Bellevue
Universitys Master of Business
Administration program.
The program format provides an
environment for students to
expand their practical
experience, technical knowledge,
and gain critical thinking and
teamwork abilities.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Evaluate and improve their own
management style by reflecting
on personality characteristics,
time/stress management, conflict
resolution, teamwork,
communication, and
decision-making approaches,
Engage in the processes of
strategic planning and
organizational positioning,
Develop effective marketing
plans based on economic and
demographic analysis to provide
the organization a competitive
edge,
Integrate key financial
measures with other assessment
tools,
Make the organizations key
processes more efficient and
effective,
Use statistical analysis and
quantitative modeling techniques
to aid in management decision
making, and
Assess legal and ethical
issues in the organization.
Bachelor of Science in
Business Information Systems
Designed to provide graduates
with the skills and tools
required to succeed in virtually
any corporate setting. The
knowledge gained from the
program gives students a solid
foundation of program management
skill sets that can be expanded
and refined from within the
Information Technology field and
in support of Information
Technology within business.
Students share their experiences
to enhance their expertise in a
range of areas, including the
program management in the
Information Technology field,
software/website development,
Account Management, or Executive
and Network Administration.
The program format provides both
individual and team environments
for students to expand their
knowledge of Information
Technology, promote critical
thinking, and directly apply
concepts within the workplace.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Evaluate and improve
management style by learning
skills in time management,
conflict resolution, teamwork,
and communication skills,
Understand methods Information
Technology managers use to
manage technology resources,
serving both internal and
external customers,
Effectively analyze
Information Technology problems
and correctly implement
programmatic decisions, and
Conduct scholarly research
using library and Internet
sources to support findings
presented in papers and case
studies.
Bachelor of Science in
Computer Information Systems
Business
This degree emphasizes
technology disciplines as they
apply to business situations,
preparing students to take an
information systems leadership
role in non-technical companies.
The curriculum covers important
business technology fields
including business
telecommunications, e-commerce,
web design, and project
management. Students also will
find this program to be a solid
basis for graduate studies in
information systems or business.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Create, post, and maintain
Internet Web pages, using
scripting techniques and
multimedia and Web authoring
software,
Understand how programs and
programming languages work, and
the purposes and practices of
structured programming
Design, code, document, and
debug programs using elementary
data structures, input/output
statements, selection, and
iteration,
Become familiar with the
concepts, components, functions,
tools, and processes that form
the basis of all computer
information systems,
Complete a variety of analysis
design specifications and a
project implementations plan for
a simulated business system,
Install, configure, operate,
and optimize networks that use
Ethernet, TCP/IP, other Wide
Area Network protocols, and
Cisco network hardware, and
Examine business
telecommunications through the
study of networks and their
management.
Bachelor of Science in
Computer Information Systems
Technology Advancement Program
(CIS - TAP)
This degree is designed to
provide the technology skills
necessary for a career as a
software developer. Graduates of
this program will have knowledge
in programming skills using
several development
technologies. A variety of
assignments and techniques are
used to promote critical
thinking and direct application
of course material.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Use several programming
languages
Explore important aspects of
programming and software
development using the systems
development life cycle
Develop technical and business
advocacy presentations
Apply object-oriented
programming techniques using
development tools
Develop software applications
and Web based applications
Describe business
telecommunications through the
study of telecommunications
networks, and their management
Develop strategies and
resources to deal with
information security issues
Design and administer a
database
Apply structured analysis and
design concepts to changing
business requirements for an
information system
Demonstrate writing and verbal
communication skills for both
business and technical audiences
Bachelor of Science in
Corporate Communications
This degree program emphasizes
the development of a broad range
of communication skills, and the
application of those skills to
communicating with internal and
external stakeholders. The
curriculum emphasizes
self-knowledge and improvement,
competence in a variety of
communication settings, and a
strong foundation in analytical
and ethical principles.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Improve their communication
competence in a variety of
settings,
Analyze the communication
processes that help or hinder an
organizations ability to meet
objectives,
Understand the unique role
communication plays in
influencing the culture and
level of innovation within an
organization, and
Appreciate the interdependency
of communication, organizational
adaptiveness, productivity, and
work environment.
Bachelor of Science in
Logistics Management
One of the first college degree
programs to offer leading-edge
thinking about logistics and
supply chain management, the
Bachelor's Degree in Logistics
Management provides students
with the background they need to
take the lead in this dynamic
field.
The coursework for the 36-credit
hour major includes specific,
relevant topics like Global
Logistics Management, Current
Issues in Transportation
Logistics, and Supply Chain and
Inventory Management. It also
includes general management
courses designed to give
logistics managers insight and
input into corporate leadership
decision.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Identify the determinants of
customer satisfaction and how
they are measured,
Relate how supply chain
management can play a key role
in achieving corporate success,
Identify the strengths and
weaknesses of various modes of
transportation,
Identify the basic concepts of
inventory management and find
ways to improve inventory
management, and
Identify the major laws that
impact logistics management.
Bachelor of Science in
Management
Prepares students to assume a
leadership role in managing
organizations in the private and
public sectors. In addition to
foundational marketing concepts
and tools, students gain the
communication, analytical and
leadership skills, and knowledge
needed to succeed in management.
The program format provides an
environment for students to
expand their knowledge of
management by building on their
own and others experiences,
enabling direct application of
course material.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Evaluate and improve their own
management style by reflecting
on time management, conflict
resolution, teamwork, and
communication skills, and
Perform an in-depth analysis
of an existing business and its
problem and opportunities for
the Capstone Project.
Bachelor of Science in
Management Information Systems
Gives students a foundation of
management skill sets that
include project management,
teamwork, leadership and
management strategies, and
communications. Students share
their experiences with other
students to enhance their
expertise in a range of areas,
including project management,
MIS management, MIS
consultation, and team
leadership in virtually any
corporate setting.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Evaluate and improve
management styles by learning
skills in time management,
conflict resolution, teamwork,
and communication,
Understand the process where
technical managers oversee
technical projects involving
analysis of business
requirements, system performance
and evaluation, end-user
requirements, as well as project
team assembly and performance
feedback,
Effectively analyze project
requirements to make critical
decisions about system
development, user requirements,
and project activities
Analyze and critique project
team development through review
of team dynamics and performance
evaluation,
Conduct scholarly research
using library and Internet
sources to support findings
presented in papers and case
studies,
Perform basic financial
calculations to assess a
companys financial performance
and to determine appropriate
budget levels for writing
proposals and ongoing projects,
and
Develop and analyze the
ethical behavior within
technical environments and
provide guidance to increasing
awareness of cyber-ethics.
Bachelor of Science in
Management of Human Resources
Provides students a strong
foundation of management
knowledge and skill sets to
pursue a career as a human
resource professional. Students
share their experiences with
other students to enhance their
expertise in a range of areas,
including competency in the
common body of knowledge for
human resource professionals as
approved by the Society for
Human Resource Management. Many
graduates of this program
successfully sit for the
Professional in Human Resources
Certificate Examination.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Analyze current trends in
human resource management,
Use statistical techniques for
human resource professionals,
Understand how the legal
environment shapes human
resource practices,
Apply practices and techniques
for recruitment and selection of
human resources,
Develop compensation
strategies,
Apply various approaches to
benefit administration,
Manage labor relations,
Maintain a safe and healthy
work environment, and
Integrate training and
development into a business
strategy.
Bachelor of Science in
Marketing Management
Prepares students to assume a
leadership role in marketing
virtually any organization. In
addition to foundational
marketing concepts and tools,
students gain the communication,
analytical and leadership
skills, as well as knowledge
needed to succeed in marketing
management. Graduates of the
program work in a wide variety
of public and private
organizations, including
positions related to product
development, research,
distribution, advertising, and
many other fields in the
marketing industry.
The program format provides an
environment for students to
expand their knowledge of
marketing by building on their
own and others experiences,
enabling direct application of
course material.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Evaluate and improve their own
management styles by reflecting
on time management, conflict
resolution, teamwork, and
communication skills,
Create, promote, and deliver
goods and services to consumers
and businesses,
Effectively analyze market
conditions to make decisions
about product development,
distribution, and promotional
activities,
Analyze and critique web-based
marketing strategies through
research and review of existing
e-marketing formats,
Conduct relevant and reliable
market research using a variety
of techniques such as focus
groups, mail/phone surveys, and
interviews,
Conduct scholarly research
using library and internet
sources to support findings
presented in papers and case
studies,
Perform basic financial
calculations to assess a
companys financial performance
and to determine appropriate
budget levels for ongoing
marketing projects, and
Use some basic psychology and
sociology theories to aid in
understanding the dynamics of
consumer behavior.
Master of Arts in Leadership
The goal of the Master of Arts
in Leadership program is to
enable students to develop and
recognize their own unique
style, roles, and general
philosophies of leadership and
thus become prepared to accept
expanding leadership roles.
The curriculum delves deeply
into leadership philosophies
derived from great leaders,
theoretical models of
organizational leadership
theories and principles of
management, and social
psychology.
The Master of Arts in Leadership
is a 36-credit hour program that
includes a directed leadership
project. It is offered in a
cohort format, which means you
move through the program with
the same class, completing it in
16 months. Work experience is an
integral part of the program,
providing current problems,
future objectives, and research
questions for the immediate
application of current concepts.
Master of Arts in Management
The Master of Arts in Management
degree is focused on students
who aspire to move into senior
management positions in medium-
or large-size organizations.
Many students are currently in
mid-management positions and
want to learn more about the
business of business. The
curriculum covers most aspects
of managerial decision-making,
including operations management,
marketing analysis, human
resource management, financial
analysis, organizational
behavior, and ethical issues.
The Master of Arts in Management
employs a cohort format to
maximize use of time. Students
proceed through the curriculum
in a planned sequence,
completing the degree in 18
months.
Master of Business
Administration
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
Master of Science in
Acquisition Management
The Master of Science in
Acquisition Management enables
members of the federal
acquisition community and its
contracting partners to enhance
their acquisition managerial
practices. Additional emphasis
is placed on the understanding
of the acquisition processes, as
well as statutory and regulatory
requirements. Bellevue
University is the first
accredited university to be
selected as a learning partner
by the FAI, DAU and NCMA.
Developed through consultation
with contract management and
government acquisition
organizations, this degree,
earned ONLINE, offers real
learning that applies to the
real world of work.
Career-relevant course topics
include:
Advanced Organizational
Behavior
Business Decisions for
Contracting
Cost Analysis and Negotiation
Techniques and more
Students learn to apply various
legal and ethical considerations
in the acquisition management
field, analyze inventory
management functions, identify
and investigate behavioral and
organizational challenges, and
more. The DAWIA Level II
certification in Contracting
counts as 9 credit hours.
Master of Science in Computer
Information Systems
The Master of Science in
Computer Information Systems (MSCIS)
degree is designed to blend
current foundational Information
Technology skills with
foundational managerial
competencies. The IT curriculum
covers technical skills that
meet the requirements of most
IT/e-Commerce businesses,
current application development
and maintenance skills on
diverse systems including
Microsoftฎ servers and
Linuxฎ/Unixฎ systems,
programming languages including
C++ and Java, database design
and management, and
telecommunications/networking
skills using web technologies.
Additionally, students cover
management-level training on
project management as well as
managerial competencies in IT
accounting, personal
communication, planning, and
budgeting.
Successful completion prepares
students for management,
consulting, and technical
projects in both traditional and
e-Commerce related businesses.
MSCIS students may elect a
Business Administration
concentration, which gives them
the opportunity to explore
emergent as well as traditional
concepts underlying the Computer
Information Systems curriculum.
Entry into the degree program is
not limited to students with
computer backgrounds. Students
with no computer background can
access foundational principles
through prerequisite classes.
Students with computer
undergraduate degrees typically
will complete the program with
36 credit hours of graduate
work.
Master of Science in Human
Capital Management
Bellevue University is known
nationally as a thought leader
in human capital development and
ROI. This knowledge is offered
in a ground-breaking degree
program that covers important
financial issues and
perspectives such as the ROI on
human capital development,
financial and managerial
accounting as well as senior
level strategic management
issues like change and
innovation.
The Master of Science in Human
Capital equips graduates with
the knowledge and background
they need to effectively design
and measure human capital
development programs.
Students without an
undergraduate degree in human
resources, economics,
psychology, business or
business-related degrees will
take the 6-credit hour
Foundation of business topics.
Those with an undergraduate
degree in business will normally
have met most of the Foundation
requirements, and will therefore
take 6 credit hours of graduate
business or Human Resources
electives. The 36-credit hour
degree program can be completed
by those who work full time in
18 months.
Master of Science in
Management of Information
Systems
The Master of Science in
Management Information Systems (MSMIS)
focuses on strategic information
system resources, giving
students the background required
to plan, analyze, design,
implement, secure, and control
them.
The MSMIS was designed for
mid-level IT managers who aspire
to CIO-level responsibility in
their organizations. It gives
them a current level of
understanding of contemporary
trends and emerging
technologies, as well as the
ability to stay current in the
rapidly changing world of
enterprise technology.
Concentrations in four dynamic
industry fields include:
Business, Computer Information
Systems, Healthcare, and
Information Security. All of the
concentrations start with the
same foundational core of 27
credit hours, which provides a
broad overview of IT related
topics including programming,
networking, database design,
systems analysis, and IT
management. The concentrations
add an additional nine credit
hours covering industry-specific
topics and applications.
MBA: Acquisitions and
Contract Management
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
MBA: Finance
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
MBA: Healthcare
Administration
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
MBA: Human Resources
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
MBA: International Management
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
MBA: MAM
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
MBA: Management Information
Systems
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
MBA: Marketing
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
MBA: Supply Chain Management
The Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree
program is a 36-credit hour
program focused on the tools and
methods required to run a
business. Both the entrepreneur
and the mid- to upper-level
manager will find valuable
techniques for building business
in the course of study.
Students need not have a
bachelors degree in business to
apply for the MBA program. The
program is open to anyone who
has achieved satisfactory
performance in any accredited
undergraduate degree program.
However, students without an
undergraduate business degree
will usually take a 9-credit
hour Foundation of introductory
business concepts.
At Bellevue University, students
in the MBA program can focus in
one of nine specialized areas of
concentration:
accounting
acquisition and contract
management
advanced programming
finance
healthcare administration
human resource management
international management
management information systems
marketing
supply chain management.
Or, students may elect to take
the broader-based
interdisciplinary management
concentration.
All students are required to
take an 18-hour core covering
business managerial topics such
as financial strategy, applied
production and operations
management, organizational
behavioral accounting and
information systems, and
marketing strategy. After that,
students select a 9-hour
concentration and either
electives or Foundation courses
to round out the required 36
credit hours.
Bachelor of Science in
Corrections Administration and
Management
This degree was designed
specifically for corrections
professionals through a Bellevue
University partnership with the
National Institute of
Corrections (NIC). NIC and
state-level training courses may
be awarded credit toward the
completion of the degree.
Students completing this degree
will have the effective
correctional practice skills,
communication skills, and
knowledge to effectively manage
or lead any correctional
organization. Examples of
potential jobs include CEO,
Warden, corrections executive,
agency director, and corrections
supervisor.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Understand the modern
correctional system development
from a variety of historical and
contemporary examples,
Evaluate and improve their own
management styles by reflecting
on personality characteristic,
conflict resolution, stress
management, communication,
teamwork, and decision-making
approaches,
Assess legal and ethical
issues in the organization,
Employ research skills and
statistical analysis in the
correctional field,
Develop and use management
information systems to improve
information gathering and
security in correctional
organizations,
Plan and prepare for tactical
operations in correctional
organizations,
Develop and plan a community
and restorative justice approach
in contemporary society, and
Conduct an in-depth analysis
of current correctional issues
and propose possible solutions.
Bachelor of Science in
Criminal Justice Administration
Provide students with the
communication, analytical and
leadership skills, and knowledge
that are needed to make the
modern criminal justice
organization run as efficiently
and effectively as possible.
Graduates of the program work in
a wide variety of public and
private organizations, including
positions as law enforcement
systems analysts/administrators,
law enforcement supervisors,
legal office managers, security
managers, parole administrators,
and corrections supervisors.
The program format provides an
environment that employs active
learning techniques and gives
students the ability to expand
their critical thinking and
leadership skills while applying
course material directly to
occupational challenges.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Understand the development of
the modern criminal justice
system from a variety of
historical and contemporary
societal inputs,
Evaluate and improve their own
management styles by reflecting
on personality characteristics,
time/stress management, conflict
resolution, teamwork,
communication, and
decision-making approaches,
Assess legal and ethical
issues in the organization,
Employ research skills and
statistical analysis in the
criminal justice field,
Develop personnel and
equipment acquisition
procedures,
Understand development and use
of management information
systems by managers and other
leaders to improve information
gathering,
Apply strategic planning and
budgeting approaches in the
criminal justice organizations,
Plan and prepare for tactical
operations in criminal justice
organization,
Develop and plan a community
policing approach to
contemporary society, and
Conduct an in-depth analysis
of a current criminal justice
issue, and propose possible
solutions.
Bachelor of Science in
Investigations
The Bachelor of Science in
Investigations is designed to
help prepare individuals for
careers in Loss Prevention,
Anti-Money Laundering, Federal
Law Enforcement, Corporate
Security, Insurance Fraud,
Security Control and other areas
related to security in both the
public and private sectors.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Understand the criminal
justice system and how it
relates to criminal and civil
law,
Understand the role
investigations play with regard
to civil and criminal
litigation,
Develop the abilities and
values to ethically conduct
criminal and civil
investigations,
Identify the necessary steps
to conduct criminal and civil
investigations, and
Develop the skills to write
reports for criminal and civil
investigations.
Bachelor of Science in
Security Management
Concentrates on management of
the challenging issues and
situations faced by individuals
working in private, industrial,
and public security. The
curriculum builds on current
career experience the student
may have in retail security, law
enforcement safety, military,
and other related areas.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Identify and categorize
security-related threats in a
business environment,
Use modern security management
techniques and methods to
minimize exposure to liability
and loss from sabotage, employee
theft, and espionage directed at
proprietary assets,
Examine the physical
vulnerabilities of a facility
and how to employ appropriate
intrusion detection, closed
circuit television, and
automated physical security
systems,
Employ a systemic model to
analyze current and projected
non-compliant data and
information exposure within an
organization,
Implement the best practices
associated with the effective
management of security
personnel, and
Assess and understand the
legal and ethical dilemmas faced
by security professionals.
Master of Science in Security
Management
The Master of Science in
Security Management degree
prepares individuals to assume
director-level responsibilities
in organizational and homeland
security occupations. The
curriculum was developed to give
students a depth of background
in security fundamentals,
including terrorism and homeland
defense, cyber-security and
information protection, and
critical infrastructure, as well
as management topics including
principles and theories of
security management. This degree
is ideal for those who want to
build on career experience in
retail, security, crime
prevention, safety, or criminal
justice. It also prepares
students for doctoral-level
study.
The 36-hour degree program is
structured in a cohort format,
allowing students to complete
the degree in 64 weeks.
Bachelor of Science in
Healthcare Management
Designed for healthcare
professionals who want to extend
their job opportunities to
include administration,
management, and leadership.
This degree program gives
students the skills and
knowledge to effectively and
efficiently manage their
healthcare organizations
operations. Graduates of the
program work in management
positions across the healthcare
continuum, including
clinic/physician office manager,
assisted living center
administrator or marketing
director, hospital department
manager or program manager,
Workers Compensation
administrator, or health
insurance claims examiner.
Graduates of this program will
be able to move from a clinical
role to a management position.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Base management decisions on a
systems perspective for leading
strategic, tactical, and
operational direction of the
healthcare organization,
Strengthen skills in
self-assessment as a
communicator,
Select appropriate strategies
in managing organizational
conflict,
Use common data analysis
concepts to interpret reports
and evaluate data,
Analyze market research needs,
and plan and implement marketing
programs for healthcare
organizations,
Establish and maintain high
performing teams of healthcare
providers who are responsible
for carrying out the established
plans of the operation,
Apply a structured
problem-solving model to
organizational performance,
Use financial management as a
decision science,
Interact with regulatory
bodies that expect compliance
from healthcare organizations,
and
Provide leadership by
integrating involvement between
the community and the healthcare
organizations to meet common
healthcare needs.
Bachelor of Science in
Management of Health Informatics
This degree provides graduates
the background necessary to
manage healthcare information
resources, technologies, and
personnel. The curriculum is
designed to prepare confident,
innovative, contributing
professionals in the field,
including core management and
information technology concepts
as well as topics specific to
health informatics. It is an
accelerated degree completion
program offered online.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Learn database management,
including how to structure data
to put it into a database, and
how to analyze the output from
data analytics,
Perform predictive modeling,
including analyzing trends, and
a developing data models to
respond to specific questions
asked from hospital
administrators and/or
physicians, and
Format data necessary to
maximize electronic health
records systems to reflect the
way clinical staff interacts
with the systems on screen.
Master of Healthcare
Administration
The largest accredited online
MHA in the country, Bellevue
Universitys Master of
Healthcare Administration degree
prepares students to assume
leadership roles in healthcare
organizations. The degree is
recognized in the healthcare
field as an important credential
to assume a position of
significant authority. The
curriculum was developed to
include all critical
competencies for healthcare
finance, ethical and legal
issues in healthcare
administration, and management
topics.
The degree is a 43-credit hour
program that includes a 4-credit
hour Capstone Research Project.
It is offered in a cohort
format, allowing classroom work
to be completed in 19 months.
The final course is a Practicum
completed at a local healthcare
site.
Bachelor of Science in
Behavioral Science
The Bachelor of Science in
Behavioral Science incorporates
a full range of learning
skills needed by professionals
in the human services field.
Foundation knowledge includes
major concepts in psychology,
sociology, and counseling with
an emphasis on applications to
examples in human services.
Because self-knowledge is so
important to full understanding
of ethical and relationship
aspects of work in human
services, this program includes
a formal life vision portfolio
project in addition to multiple
opportunities for reflection on
learning and experiences. This
program, in combination with a
course in description
statistics, fully prepares
students for the Master of
Science in Human Services.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Differentiate main theories of
counseling,
Recognize whether treatments
have a valid research
foundation,
Analyze human services needs
and policies,
Interpret tables and other
statistical information,
Plan observation experiences,
Report on progress with
communication skills, and
Improve interviewing, writing,
and presentation skills.
Bachelor of Science in Human
and Social Services
Administration
Designed to give human services
professionals the educational
background they need to move
into management. This degree
helps students understand both
the internal and external
operations of non-profit
organizations. Since most
program participants have
practical experience with such
organizations, opportunities for
sharing experiences with other
professionals are emphasized to
add a practical dimension to the
theoretical concepts.
Graduates of this degree program
serve as directors or department
supervisors in human services.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Evaluate and improve their own
management styles by reflecting
on time management, conflict
resolution, teamwork, and
communications skills,
Manage many human resource
functions within the human
services setting such as writing
job descriptions, compliance
procedures for the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA), and
conducting employee evaluations,
Monitor legislation at the
state and local levels that may
affect the Human Services
sector,
Create a program budget that
includes a break-even analysis
and a balance sheet,
Develop a comprehensive
strategic plan for a non-profit
organization,
Assess and make
recommendations for Management
Information Systems in human
service organizations,
Market products and services
in the non-profit sector, and
Write an effective grant
proposal.
Master of Science in Clinical
Counseling
Developed for students wanting
to treat major mental disorders
as a Licensed Independent Mental
Health Practitioner (LIMPH).
This degree prepares the agency-
or private-practitioner to
specialize in formal assessment
issues, including low-level
testing with an emphasis on
lifestyle, academic, and school
settings. This program is for
professionals who plan to obtain
state licensure to provide
direct mental health services.
The 60-credit hour program in
clinical counseling is designed
to meet changing national
licensure standards.
Bachelor of Science in Legal
Studies
This degree offers students the
opportunity to learn the inner
workings of the
American legal system, and
provides them with the skills to
advance their
careers within a legal
environment.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
- Develop a variety of effective
legal documents, including legal
briefs, memorandums, and letters
- Understand critical thinking
skills such as reasoning and
logic, combine these skills with
academic research, and apply
them in practical legal
situations
- Identify various areas of
legal practice, including
criminal law, contractual law,
and civil law
- Recognize unprofessional
behaviors, such as conflicts of
interest, bribery, coercion,
coaching witnesses, and other
behaviors, in order to become
advocates for ethical behavior
Master of Science in Public
Administration
The Master of Public
Administration degree prepares
students to handle the
complexities and challenges
present in the public sector,
and to enable them to enhance
leadership and managerial
skills. Students learn the
intricacies of working in the
public sector with regard to the
management, organizational and
financial issues specific to
government, non-profit and other
public organizations.
The 36-hour degree is structured
in a cohort format, allowing
students to complete the degree
in 64 weeks.
Bachelor of Science in
Internet Systems and Software
Technology
Gives students a foundation of
knowledge and skill sets that
include website development,
network management, programming,
systems analysis, project
management, e-commerce, and most
other areas within the
Information Technology field.
Students in this program can
expect to learn how to:
Evaluate website development
in terms of user-centered design
and technological and business
applicability,
Apply practical knowledge of
operating systems to a work
environment,
Interact with corporate
clients on the Web, including
methods associated with
establishing privacy and
collecting, recording, and
distributing information,
Design and administer small,
medium, and enterprise networks,
Apply structured analysis and
design concepts to changing
business requirements for an
information system, and
Apply financial management
principles as they apply to
Information Technology issues,
including budgeting, costing,
control, and performance
evaluation.