Co-operative education (co-op)
The best way to succeed in your field is to immerse yourself in it! Co-op is an excellent way to build your professional network, explore career paths and apply in-class teachings to real work situations. Co-op is a model of education that integrates academic learning with workplace learning in fields relevant to our students’ academic and personal goals. Similar to an academic course, work terms are a mandatory component to this form of experiential learning.
Effective September 2021, students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Advanced Diploma program will be invited to apply to the co-op option during their first academic semester. Entrance to the co-op option is limited and the processes for securing a work term are competitive. Students who qualify for co-op will be eligible to complete two four-month, paid work terms totalling 840 hours. Work terms are scheduled between semesters two and three and four and five of the program.
Supports are available through the Co-op office to assist students with securing their work terms. In addition, the Co-op office is in contact with co-op students and their employers during the work terms to help with any questions.
Program Sequence
SEPTEMBER INTAKE:
|
Fall
(September to December) |
Winter
(January to April) |
Summer
(May to August) |
| Year 1 |
Academic semester 1 |
Academic semester 2 |
Co-op work term 1 |
| Year 2 |
Academic semester 3 |
Academic semester 4 |
Co-op work term 2 |
| Year 3 |
Academic semester 5 |
Academic semester 6 |
|
Courses
CO-OP OPTION
SEMESTER 1
SEMESTER 2
CO-op Work Term 1
Co-op Work Term 1 (MECC 1000)
The co-op work term will provide students with work experience with mechanical engineering projects. The co-op work term expands students’ learning environment to real work settings where they will be challenged to apply their academic knowledge and then return to campus with a deepened understanding of industry demands and required skills.
SEMESTER 3
SEMESTER 4
Co-op Work Term 2
Co-op Work Term 2 (MECC 2000)
Building on their first work term, this co-op work term will continue to provide students with work experience with mechanical engineering projects. The co-op work term expands students’ learning environment to real work settings where they will be challenged to apply their academic knowledge and then return to campus with a deepened understanding of industry demands and required skills.
SEMESTER 5
SEMESTER 6
Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.
CO-OP ADMINISTRATIVE FEE
Once transferred to the co-op option of a program, students will have a co-op administrative fee of $475 per work term assessed to their accounts. The administrative fee goes to support the broad array of support services provided to co-op students. These services are dedicated to supporting student success.
Learn more
Find more information about the benefits of becoming a co-op student.
Find more information about the benefits of becoming a co-op employer.
App Store
Google Play
