The Interdisciplinary Minor in Community Engagement is open to students in all faculties and it allows you to deepen and expand your understanding of communities and develop skills for principled and effective engagement. Students are required to take CMTYENGA 2A03 and 21 additional units from three course lists that include theory, experiential and capstone courses.

The McMaster Research Shop works with public, non-profit, and community organizations in Hamilton to provide plain-language answers to research questions.

We’re always seeking enthusiastic and motivated students interested in applying their research skills to a community-identified question or need. Expected commitment: 5 hours/week for 3-4 months.

The CityLAB Semester courses are for passionate, motivated, and enthusiastic students who want to learn from the community, apply their studies to make change, and expand their personal and professional networks. Students in any faculty from McMaster or Redeemer are welcome to apply. We recommend that applicants speak with their academic advisors as soon as possible to see how they can incorporate the CityLAB courses into their program requirements.

MacChangers is a co-curricular program that pairs multidisciplinary teams with community partners to propose innovative solutions to local challenges facing the Hamilton community, as well as the global community.

Over the school year, MacChangers teams will develop their professional and transferable skills through workshops on a variety of topics, such as human-centred design, financial viability of solutions, prototyping, communication, teamwork, leadership and problem-solving. Students will utilize these new skills to develop unique and robust proposals to solve local challenges.

Are you looking to explore diverse learning opportunities to support your academic, personal, and professional growth? Whether it be mentorship, orientation, career-planning, service-learning, experiential learning, or developing your academic and leadership skills, the Student Success Centre can help.

The MSU represents undergraduate students on campus and works to provide students with political representation while also enhancing student life. Alongside the many clubs that operate both at McMaster and in the broader Hamilton community, the MSU facilitates and supports a great many opportunities for students to get engaged.

Student Open Circles mentors and empowers students from diverse backgrounds in personal and spiritual reflection, community service, and leadership development.

If you are a graduate student and interested in getting involved in potential research or educational opportunities that allow you to engage with communities you can visit the School of Graduate Studies website.

The Alumni Association acts as an agent for alumni involvement within the University, within the activities of the Association and in external activities representing the interests of the Alumni Association.

The GSA provides opportunities for graduate students to get involved in social, athletic, and intellectual activities. Many of these relate directly to broader engagement with the community.

ISS provides support for international students and internationally-minded Canadian students at McMaster University. We promote an internationally informed and cross-culturally sensitive community with a shared purpose: the student experience.

OPIRG McMaster is a dynamic resource centre supporting student and community volunteers who are educating and taking action on important social and environmental issues.

Volunteer with the McMaster Children & Youth University (MCYU) with our MCYU in the City Workshops program.

Learn innovative teaching approaches! Design and present engaging workshops for youth and their families based on your work here at McMaster.