Master of Human Services Administration

Triple-bottom line thinking is an approach we’ve been perfecting for over 165 years. Antioch’s first president, Horace Mann, was a nationally known abolitionist and social reformer. Antioch was an early adopter of progressive and innovative education – a philosophy that resonates today.

Antioch University’s faculty are active practitioners in their field. They are engaged and present throughout the class. Video, audio, guest speakers, and other tools keep things vibrant and moving forward.

Students engage and interact with each other throughout the courses. Classmates are encouraged to get to know one another, share personal experiences, and network.

• FIN-5100: Financial Analysis for Nonprofit Organizations
• HSA-5113: Organizational Leadership and Governance
• HSA-5200: Grant Writing and Resource Development
• HSA-5210: Program Planning and Evaluation
• HSA-5230: Human Services Systems and Organizations
• MGT-5280: Human Resources Management
• MGT-5380: Developing People and Performance
• MKT-5000: Marketing and Communication Strategy

Electives: 9 credits (3 courses)

A wide range of elective courses allow students to pursue their special interests in depth. Students can choose elective courses from the MHSA, MANM, and MBA programs.

Students in this program participate in online learning activities organized within small- and large-group learning communities. Antioch University Online is a 100% online learning environment, and therefore, in addition to having traditional learning skills, students are expected to have basic technological skills, compatible computer hardware, operating system, and internet connectivity upon entrance into the program. LEARN MORE

Human Services Administration requires broad and relevant knowledge and skills that enable and promote service delivery to a range of individuals and communities. Shared competencies among service providers create a framework for training and preparing professionals to meet the needs of diverse communities. The Master of Human Services Administration competency areas are:

• Systems and Strategic Thinking (ST) – Explore conceptual framework and language to explain the complexity of organizational systems.
• Self-Development (SD) – Develop clarity of and commitment to one’s leadership mission and values and the skills to put mission and values into practice.
• Collaboration and Group Dynamics (CGD) – Create a common mission, vision, values, and norms, finding common ground while respecting and incorporating human differences.
• Financial Management (FM) – Exercise and apply strategies to manage the internal financial controls, including accounting, financial planning, budgeting, cash flow management, and donor systems, and establish strong systems of donor stewardship.
• Human Resource Development (HRD) – Evaluate and develop strategies to achieve strategic organizational goals while supporting employee development and success.
• Research and Information Design (RID) – Evaluate and apply skills of gathering, organizing, and interpreting information and metrics to promote sustainable systems, make informed organizational decisions, and mitigate risk.
• Purposeful Systemic Change (CHNG) – Exercise appropriate leadership to identify and promote organizational development and continuous improvement efforts to transform organizational structures, processes, and culture.