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Business Analysis

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EDP 312109

Business transformation and process adaptation are critical to the competitive survival of business enterprises. Business analysis plays a key role in ensuring that strategic plans for transformation are developed properly and implemented efficiently. Learn how a business analyst communicates requirements from customers, managers, users and subject-matter experts to technical deployment teams to ensure that optimized solutions can be designed and implemented. The Certificate Program in Business Analysis turns your familiarity with business and operations into expertise in business analysis so that you can move your company confidently to future success. The curriculum is overseen by an advisory board of business and education leaders and approved by the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, ensuring your education is relevant and up-to-date. UC Berkeley Extension offers this certificate online, giving you the flexibility to master these new skills from anywhere in the world. Join our email list to stay informed about this certificate.

Courses

The table contains the required courses for the Certificate Program in Business Analysis, as well as the terms they are typically available for enrollment.

4 Required Courses, 10 Semester Units (150 Hours of Instruction)

Required Courses	Course Number	UNITS/ CEU	Classroom	Online
Business Analysis Essentials and Planning	X448.1	3	Spring Summer	Fall Spring Summer
Elicitation, Requirements Management and Communication	X448.2	2		Fall Spring Summer
Enterprise and Requirements Analysis	X448.3	3		Fall Spring Summer
Solution Assessment and Validation, Underlying Competencies	X448.4	2		Fall Spring Summer

Course availability is subject to change. Courses offered in both online and classroom environments are interchangeable, and you may choose either format. You should complete the courses in the order listed above, beginning with Business Analysis Essentials and Planning X448.1.

To enroll, click on a course title above and choose a section.

You may enroll in individual courses without registering for the Certificate Program in Business Analysis.

Who Will Benefit

You can benefit from this professional certificate if you are already a business analyst or process manager as well as if you are a business or technical systems analyst, requirements engineer, product manager, product owner, enterprise analyst, business architect, management consultant or change agent. It’s also beneficial if you work in a related discipline such as project management, software development, quality assurance or interaction design.

Prerequisites for Admission

There are no formal requirements for Business Analysis. However, it is strongly recommended that you have at least four years of professional experience and familiarity with business operations. If you intend to sit for the CBAP® exam at a later time, you must also meet the requirements of the IIBA® in order to take the exam. Find out more about the CBAP® exam requirements.

Curriculum Requirements

The curriculum consists of 4 required courses for a total of 10 semester units (150 hours of instruction.) Courses are scheduled so that you can complete all four in just two terms if you take the online sections sequentially. Candidates must pay a nonrefundable certificate registration fee.

All coursework must be completed within five years of registering for the certificate. However, requirements may be updated based on new developments in the field of study; we recommend completing the curriculum in a timely fashion. For more information, please see the completion requirements and the substitutions, waivers and transfer credit policies.

How to Register for This Professional Certificate

By registering, you declare your intention to complete the curriculum. To register for the Certificate Program in Business Analysis, submit the online registration form with your credit card information or complete the mail-in registration form. The registration fee is nonrefundable.

You should register for the certificate before you complete your first course in the curriculum.

Estimated Cost

Each course is priced individually, and you pay the course fee at the time of enrollment. The certificate has an estimated cost of $4,000 (not including course materials or registration fee). Course fees are subject to change.

Professional Organizations

UC Berkeley Extension is an endorsed education provider of the International Institute of Business Analysis® (IIBA). Our business analysis courses apply toward continuing development units (EEP number E234), which can be used to fulfill the Professional Development Criterion to sit for the Certified Business Analysis Professional® (CBAP) exam.

Contact Information

To contact the department office, send an email to course@unex.berkeley.edu or call (510) 642-4151.

For details about online courses, send an email to online@unex.berkeley.edu or call (510) 642-7343.

Advisory Board

Sara Beckman
Faculty Director, Management of Technology Program
Senior Lecturer With Security of Employment
Haas School of Business
UC Berkeley

Irene Chu
Chief Financial Officer
Pianodisc

Chong Ee
Director of Compliance and Accounting Process
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Rosemary Hossenlopp
Owner
Project Management Perspectives, LLC

Raphael Le Thery
Owner
Agility Solutions Inc.

Trent Moody
Manager of Customer Training
Accuray Inc.

Shelley Sweet
Founder
I-4 Process Consulting

Marshall Taxer
Business Systems Analyst
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