The Master of Science in Psychology - Human Resource Development and Management is a two-year programme aimed towards developing a more humanistic approach in learners for improving the productivity, profitability and performance of an organization. The programme provides a foundational understanding of application of psychological concepts and principles at the workplace, ethical research and data analysis, psychological assessments at workplace and change management. It is interdisciplinary in nature and is offered to those learners who wish to achieve professional expertise in management of human and social side of work organizations. The programme is an integration of foundational principles of human resource management and current trends in people management practices like evidence-based decision making, artificial intelligence at workplace and mental health at workplace. Additionally, the learners are provided the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in designing, implementing and evaluating workshops; selecting and deploying appropriate data collection techniques; analyzing and interpreting primary and secondary data; and choosing and deploying appropriate change interventions. Furthermore, the learners also get industry exposure through interactions with working professionals which contributes to a more holistic professional development of the learners.
