BSc Home Science Theories of Human Behaviour and Development Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the Semester 6 syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her third-year timetables name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Theories of Human Behaviour and Development
Module I: Introduction to Theories and the Classical Theories
- 1 Introduction
- i Reasons for studying theories
- ii Definition of a theory
- iii Limitations of developmental theories
- 2 The Psychodynamic Perspective - Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalytic
- Theory
- i Biographical sketch
- ii Levels of consciousness
- iii Structure of personality
- iv Development through psychosexual stages
- v Nature of anxiety and defense mechanisms
- vi Application and brief evaluation
- 3 The Psychodynamic Neo-Freudian Perspective - Erik Erikson- Theory
- of Psychosocial Development
- i Biographical sketch
- ii Psychosocial stages
- iii Application and brief evaluation
- 4 The Cognitive Perspective: Jean Piaget—Developmental and
- Cognitive Perspectives
- i Biographical sketch
- ii Key concepts in Piaget’s theory
- iii Stages of cognitive development
- iv Application and brief evaluation
- 5 The Moral Perspective: Lawrence Kohlberg—The Moral Development
- Theory
- i Biographical sketch
- ii Stages and levels of moral development
- iii Application and brief evaluation
Module II: Individual and Environment Interactions: More Recent
- Contemporary Theoretical Developments
- 1 Neo-Behaviorism: Albert Bandura
- i Overview of behaviorism (classical and operant conditioning)
- ii Albert Bandura’s biographical sketch
- iii Key concepts in Bandura’s theory
- iv Application and brief evaluation
- 2 Ecological Perspectives: Urie Bronfenbrenner
- i Biographical sketch
- ii Key concepts in Bronfenbrenner’s theory
- iii Application and brief evaluation
- 3 Life Span Approaches: Paul Baltes and colleagues
- i Contexts impelling the development of Life Span theory
- ii Key concepts in Life Span theory
- iii Application and brief evaluation
Reference Books
- 1 Baldwin, A. (1980). Theories of child development (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley.
- 2 Crain, W. (2016). Theories of development: Concepts and applications (6th ed.). New York: Routledge. Green, M., & Piel, J. A. (2016). Theories of human development: A comparative approach (2nd ed.).New York: Routledge.
- 3 Lerner, R. M. (2015). Concepts and theories of human development (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge. Newman, B. M., & Newman, P. R. (2015). Theories of human development (2nd ed.). Hove, UK:Psychology Press.
- 4 Thomas, R. M. (2000). Recent theories of human development. New York: Sage
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Home Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.