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M.A. (Psychology) Human Resource Management Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Semesters III and IV are from the Board's own Semester III and IV syllabus approved on 12 July 2024 (item 5.7 (N)), in force from 2024-25. The 2023 document's credit table shows an earlier plan for Semesters III and IV; the 2024 syllabus is the one the University examines, and its Winter 2026 timetables name these papers.

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M.A. (Psychology) · Semester 4 · Mandatory · 4 credits

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Syllabus for Human Resource Management

M.A. (Psychology) · Semester 4 · Mandatory · 4 credits

Course objectives

  • 1 To acquaint the students with the concept and function of human resource management
  • 2 To learn the various human resource systems and programme in an organization to achieve higher productivity
  • 3 To acquaint the students with knowledge of career planning and development, occupational safety, health and wellbeing and union management relationship

Course outcomes

  • CO1 To understand the systems and process involved in human resource management
  • CO2 Critically analyze organizational structures and systems and formulate necessary intervention strategies
  • CO3 Develop an understanding of market forces and other influencing stakeholders on organizational policies.
  • CO4 Understand and analyze industrial rules, policies, laws and its implementation.

Unit 1: Introduction to human resource management

  • a Concept and functions of HRM; concept of equal opportunity & diversity strategic management process
  • b HRM’s role in creating competitive advantage and organizational excellence
  • c Strategic human resource management and its challenges
  • d HRM’s strategic roles: execution and formulation role

Unit 2: Recruitment, selection, training, performance management system and careers

  • a Recruitment and selection process
  • b Training Need Analysis, Design & Method of Training and Evaluation of Training
  • c Performance management system, performance methods, performance issues, performance feedback and performance counseling
  • d Career, Career anchors, career planning and stages, career development cycle and career management

Unit 3: Occupational Safety, Health and Well‐ being

  • a Purpose and importance of occupational safety and health
  • b Hazards to occupational safety and health
  • c Causes of occupational accidents, accident incident rates, accident cost and accident prevention
  • d Workplace health hazards: Violence at Workplace, Problems and Remedies; Employee Assistance Programme (EAP); Health Promotion and Wellness Programmes

Unit 4: Union management relations and HR measurement

  • a Union management relations, Role of trade unions
  • b Collective bargaining, settlement of disputes, joint consultation and grievance handling procedures
  • c Labour legislation
  • d HR Analytics, HR Balanced Score card, HRIS

Books for Reference

  • Anderson, N. Ones, D. S., Sinangil, H.K &Viswesvaran, C. (Eds.)(2005).Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Personnel Psychology(Vol. 1). New Delhi: Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Armstrong, M. (2005).A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice (9th ed.). New Delhi : Kogan Page India,
  • Aswathappa, K. (2010). Human Resource Management: Text and Cases (8th ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw‐ Hill Education Private Limited.
  • Becker, B., Ulrich, D., & Huselid, M. (2001). The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy and Performance. Harvard Business Review Press.
  • Blanchard, P.N . &Thacker, J.W. (2007) Effective Training: Systems, Strategies, and Practices (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education, Inc.
  • Bohlander, G. &Snell, S (2004).Managing Human Resources. India: Thomson Asi Private Limited.
  • Bratton, J. & Gold, J. (2009).Human Resource Management Theory and Practice (4 th ed.), New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Cascio, W.F &Aguinis, H. (2005).Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management (6th ed.). New Jersey, NJ: Prentice Hall Inc.
  • Deb, T. (2006).Strategic Approach to Human Resource Management: Concepts, Tools, & Application. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers.
  • Dessler, G. (2011).A Framework for Human Resource Management (6th ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education Inc.
  • Dessler, G. & Varkkey, B. (2011).Human Resource Management (12th ed.). New Delhi:Pearson Education Inc.
  • Goldstein, I.L &Ford, J.K (2002).Training in Organization (4th ed.). USA: Thomson Wadsworth.
  • Gomez‐ Mejia, L. R, Balkin, D.B. & Cardy, R.L. (2010). Managing Human Resources (6th ed.). New Delhi: PHI Learning.
  • Greer, C.R. (2009).Strategic Human Resource Management (2nd ed.) New Delhi: Pearson Education Inc.
  • Ivancevich, J.M. (2004).Human Resource Management (9th ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill Edition.
  • Johnson, R., Carlson, K., & Kavanagh, M. (2024). Human Resource Information Systems: Basics, applications, and future directions. In SAGE Publications Inc (5th ed.). https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/human-resource-information-systems/book259162
  • Kandula, S.R (2004).Human Resource Management in Practice (2nd reprint).New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
  • Landy, F.J., & Conte, J.M.(2004).Work in the 21st Century (International ed.), New York, NY: McGraw‐ Hill.
  • Luthans, F. (2008).Organizational Behavior (11th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill International Edition, New York, USA.
  • Mamoria, C.B. &Gankar, S.V. (2001).Personnel Management (21strevised ed.). Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House.
  • Pareek, U. & Rao, T.V. (2003).Designing and Managing Human Resource System (3rd ed.). New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
  • Pattanayak, B. (2009).Human Resource Management (3rd ed.). New Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited.
  • Rothwell, W. (2012).The Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management (Vol. 1, 2, 3). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
  • Sharma, A. & Khandekar, A. (2006).Strategic Human Resource Management. An Indian Perspective. New Delhi: Response Books, A Division of Sage Publications.
  • Subba, R. P. (2009).Personnel and Human Resource Management: Text & Cases. Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House.
  • Waters, S. D., Johnson-Murray, R., Streets, V. N., & McFarlane, L. (2018). The Practical Guide to HR Analytics: Using Data to Inform, Transform, and Empower HR Decisions.

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for M.A. (Psychology), Semester III and IV, AC 12/07/2024, Item No. 5.7 (N), in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording and numbering are as printed there; the marks scheme is in the PDF above.

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