M.Sc. | Psychology (Human Resource Development and Management)

Programme Overview

• This masters degree programme in Human Resource and Management prepares students for careers in corporates, and non-corporate organizations through application of Psychology.
• The programme is interdisciplinary in nature and focuses on management of human emotions.
• The programme prepares the student for careers through subject knowledge, academic skills, and strong values.
• Upon completion the student will be able to work as a Human Resource personnel/ counsellor/researcher and psychometrician across different types of Private and Public organisation/hospitals/NGOs.

Career Opportunities

• Counsellor, vocational rehabilitation provider
• Self-reliance specialist
• Employment counsellor
• Human resources analyst
• Well being officers, Program manager, Researcher, Psychometrician, Behavioral counselor
• Health project coordinator, Manager, executive
• Organizational Effectiveness Manager, Executive Coaching

Programme USPs/Key Features

• The programme provides thorough theoretical grounding and research-driven training relevant to Human Resources and Management.
• The programme delivers a thorough and holistic understanding of psychological functioning at the individual and social levels.

Programme Educational Objectives

• The M.Sc. Psychology – HRDM programme provides thorough theoretical grounding, and research-driven training.
• The programme explores the advances in the domain, to address various psychological issues within organizations/corporates.
• It seeks to deliver a thorough and holistic understanding of psychological functioning at the individual and social levels.

Programme Outcomes

• The programme aims to provide a strong foundation of theory and practice in specific fields that will enable students to utilize their experience at the university in their field of work.
• Special emphasis is laid on the development of critical thinking, analytical ability, written and oral presentation skills. This is a vibrant and dynamic undergraduate programme, supported by ongoing research at the School of Social Sciences & Humanities.

Programme Educational Objectives

• The M.Sc. Psychology – HRDM programme provides thorough theoretical grounding, and research-driven training.
• The programme explores the advances in the domain, to address various psychological issues within organizations/corporates.
• It seeks to deliver a thorough and holistic understanding of psychological functioning at the individual and social levels.

Programme Educational Objectives

• The programme aims to provide a strong foundation of theory and practice in specific fields that will enable students to utilize their experience at the university in their field of work.
• Special emphasis is laid on the development of critical thinking, analytical ability, written and oral presentation skills. This is a vibrant and dynamic undergraduate programme, supported by ongoing research at the School of Social Sciences & Humanities.

Programme Duration

2 Years (4 Semesters)

Programme Type

Full-Time

Eligibility Criteria

Candidate who has passed any degree examination from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks is eligible for admission to the programme (45% in case of SC/ST/PH students).

Assessment and Evaluation

The University follows Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), which provides choice for students to select from the prescribed set of courses and earn credits. Students are awarded grades based on their performance for each courses in a semester and Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA), which is a measure of academic performance of a student in a semester. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is used as a measure of overall cumulative performance of a student over all semesters. However, the CGPA is invariably calculated from second semester onwards to facilitate students to know their academic progress.

Every Programme has a prescribed Curriculum or the Scheme of Teaching and Evaluation. It prescribes all the courses/ laboratory/ other requirements for the degree and sets out the nominal sequence semester wise. Curriculum also includes SWAYAM and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), offered by premier institutions. A student desirous of additional exposure to a course, without the rigors of obtaining a good grade, ‘audits’ a course that helps him to have an edge over others in placements.

The evaluation system to assess the student is comprehensive and continuous during the entire period of Semester, by the faculty who is teaching the course. Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) and Semester End Examination (SEE) constitute the major evaluations prescribed for each course, with only those students maintaining a minimum standard in CIE are permitted to appear in SEE of the course. CIE and SEE to carry 50% weightage each, to enable the course to be evaluated for a total of 100 marks, irrespective of its credits.

Before the start of the Academic session of each semester, a faculty may choose for his course Internal Assessment Test and a minimum of two of the following assessment methods with suitable weightage for each: Assignments (Individual and/or Group), Seminars, Quizzes, Group Discussions, Case studies/Case lets, Practical orientation on Design Thinking, Creativity & Innovation, Participatory & Industry-integrated learning, Practical activities / problem solving exercises, Class presentations, Analysis of Industry/Technical/Business Reports, Reports on Guest Lectures / Webinars / Industrial Visits, Industrial / Social / Rural projects, Participation in Seminars/ Academic Events/Symposia, etc. or any other academic activity.

The Semester End Examination for all the courses for which students registered during the semester shall be conducted at the end of each semester. Some of the courses, where the student performance is evaluated through CIE, may not have SEE.

The makeup examination facility shall be available to those students who have appeared and failed in the SEE in one or more courses in a semester.