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Course syllabus - Introduction to Human Resource Science with Business Administration as Main Field of Study

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

FOA035

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Business Administration

Organisation

Department of Business and Mathematics

Ratified

2025-12-18

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2026-06-03
    • Latest update: 2026-06-03

    Books

    Bergman, Marina

    Att studera på högskolan: studieteknik och motivation på vägen

    ISBN: 9789144191140

    LIBRIS-ID: dzx64w0hbkr0m0v9

    Fjärde upplagan, Lund, Studentlitteratur AB, 269 sidor

    Mandatory

    Fladvad, Maria

    Med empati & strategi: en antologi om HR och framtiden

    ISBN: 9789189077584

    LIBRIS-ID: dx853zc6bpzgbscd

    Första upplagan, [Stockholm], Premiss, 250 sidor

    Mandatory

    Thilander, Per; Sköld Hultberg, Lena

    Personalvetenskapliga perspektiv på HR-organisering

    ISBN: 9789147113347

    LIBRIS-ID: 2dq26q4x03kjlcv7

    Första upplagan, Stockholm, Liber, 108 sidor

    Mandatory

    Articles

    Ferm, Lisa; Wallo, Andreas; Reineholm, Cathrine; Lundqvist, Daniel

    Defender, Disturber or Driver? The ideal-typical professional identities of HR practitioners

    LIBRIS-ID: r9llnwv9pchpxppw

    URL: Link

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    EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD,

    Guest, D.E.

    Human resource management and employee well‐being: Towards a new analytic framework

    URL: Link

     Human resource management journal, 27(1), 22-38,

    Van Rooij, E.C.M.; Jansen, E.P.W.A.; van de Grift, W.J.C.M.

    First-year university students’ academic success: The importance of academic adjustment

    URL: Link

    European Journal of Psychology of Education, 33(4), 749–767,

Requirements

Basic eligibility and English 6, Mathematics 3b or 3c or Mathematics C, Civics 1b or 1a1+1a2 Or: English level 2, Mathematics - Further level 1b or Mathematics - Further level 1c, Civics level 1b or level 1a2

Grade

Pass with distinction (VG), Pass (G), Fail (U)