Many students choose a concentration in Social Service Administration because they want to help others and believe one of the best ways to accomplish this is through work in one of California’s many social service agencies and organizations.
Antioch’s Social Service Administration concentration provides the skills and knowledge necessary to be an effective leader within the non-profit and public sectors that are devoted to serving the neediest members of our society.
The curriculum is diverse and multi-disciplinary, and includes coursework from the fields of management, psychology, sociology and communication. A special emphasis is placed on core fundamentals of grant development and fundraising.
Required Social Services Administration Courses
Prerequisite: Accounting (may be met through MGT201 Accounting Principles & Practices)
| SSA300 | Issues in Social Service Administration |
| MGT369A |
Budgets and Finance |
| MGT347 |
Public Policy |
| MFT364 |
Human Resource Management |
| MGT374 |
Organizational Strategy and Culture |
| MGT38 |
Principles of Management |
| PSY344 |
Social Psychology |
| MGT366A |
Marketing Principles and Practices |
| PSY 345 |
Community Psychology and Social Change |
| SSA398 |
3 units of practicum or internship in a government or non-profit organization in the field of social services. Also meets the requirement for Service Learning. |
Recommended Courses for Social Services Administration Majors
| LBS367 | Ethical Issues in Contemporary Society |
| COM358 |
Group Dynamics |
| MGT363 |
Organizational Behavior |
| LBS377A |
Latino Community in American Society |
| LBS378 | Racism and Sexism in America |
| MGT 379Z |
Grant Development (1 unit) |
| SSA360A |
Fundraising (1 unit) |
