About
Director, Social Psychology Program
Program Director’s Welcome
I am excited to welcome you to the Social Psychology program at McMaster!
Our program, the only one of its kind in Canada, offers an Honours BA in Social Psychology that combines perspectives from psychology and sociology to understand individuals and the societies we live in. I invite you to learn more about our faculty and their research interests in relationships, sexuality, health and well-being, crime, social media and socialization by visiting our faculty and research pages.
We have several areas of study within our Program if you would like to focus your interests. In the area of Mental Health and Well-Being, students can take courses on counselling & psychotherapy, mental health, psychology of well-being, child clinical psychology, and close relationships. In the Law, Justice, Crime and Deviance stream, students can take courses focusing on the social psychology of rule-making and rule-breaking, social control, and imprisonment. Finally, in our Family & Life Course stream, students can take courses on childhood socialization and the development of self and identity over the life course. Students also develop strong research skills and have opportunities to work alongside faculty on research projects. Our program allows enough flexibility and elective space to take a wide variety of minors and to explore other interests.
We are a friendly and welcoming group that offers many opportunities to connect with fellow students and with faculty. Please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions about our program.
Tara Marshall, PhD
Director, Social Psychology Program
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Our Location
Social Psychology Program
Kenneth Taylor Hall (KTH), 212
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8S 4M4
Contact Information
Email: socpsy@mcmaster.ca
Phone: (905) 525-9140, ext. 22241
Office Hours
Monday to Friday:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Closed for lunch from 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Administrative Contacts
Tara Marshall Learn More
Director, Honours Social Psychology Program | Associate Professor
Kenneth Taylor Hall (KTH), 234
Phone: (905) 525-9140, ext. 20102
Email: marsht6@mcmaster.ca
Miranda MacDougall
Program Administrator
Kenneth Taylor Hall (KTH), 212
Phone: (905) 525-9140, ext. 22241
Email: socpsy@mcmaster.ca
Associated Groups
McMaster Social Psychology Society Visit the McMaster Social Psychology Society Website
The Social Psychology Society is a student-run society focused on providing opportunities that are both social and academic for students in the Social Psychology program and other social science programs. We aim to ensure students have ample opportunities to connect with their peers and faculty, and build skills necessary for a successful career in any field.
McMaster Social Sciences Society Visit the MSSS Website
Since 1988, the MSSS has continued to grow and expand its original vision creating the opportunity for Social Sciences students the participate in various social and academic events while striving to foster an environment that promotes our guiding principles of unity, acceptance, and collaboration.
Fast forward almost thirty years later, with a budget of around a hundred thousand dollars, the Society supports and funds eleven groups and affiliates and aims to support over four thousand undergraduate student members.