Graduate Co-op Programs

As technology becomes more sophisticated, so does the skill set required for the computing profession. Laurier’s Master of Applied Computing (MAC) offers students an advanced computing degree with theoretical and practical knowledge of mobile computing, enterprise computing and data mining.

Students in the full-time co-op option take 20 months to complete their degree, which includes an eight-month work term between May and December.

Students complete two terms of coursework before their co-op work term. Following their work term, students return to campus for one final academic term where they take part in a project-based course to help connect their work and academic experiences.  Courses include data analysis, practical algorithm design, and seminar in technology entrepreneurship. 

Applying to Co-op

This is a competitive-entry and limited-enrolment program available to full-time students. You will select the co-op option when you apply to the MAC program.

Co-op students in the MA in Communication Studies contribute expertise to non-profit organizations, the public sector, community groups and organizations in creative industries. Students study theoretical concepts and research methods in communication studies and may also take courses in critical theory, video game studies, and risk, media and science.

After completing their coursework in the fall and winter terms, students participate in a work term from May through August and write their major research paper or thesis in the subsequent fall semester.

How to Apply
This is a competitive-entry and limited-enrolment program available to full-time students. You will indicate your interest in being considered for co-op when you apply to the MA program.

Admission to the co-op option is not guaranteed by admission to the MA in Communication Studies program. Laurier’s Co-op Office conducts interviews with shortlisted applicants and makes co-op admission decisions.

If you apply to the co-op option, do not also apply to the regular stream. If the co-op application is not recommended by Laurier’s Co-op Office, your application will be moved to the regular stream by the department.

The Lazaridis School of Business and Economics full-time MBA with co-op program is designed for high calibre, recent graduates with less than two years of work experience. Laurier uses a seamless, holistic style to deliver the integrated core courses: Marketing, Economics, Accounting, Strategic Management, Financial Management, Organizational Behaviour, Operations Management, Economics, Accounting, Business Analytics, and Integrative Thinking: A Playbook for Managerial Action. All MBA students explore management issues within the voluntary sector of the economy while providing field-based community service during a not-for-profit practicum.

MBA Work/Study Sequence

MBA students complete eight-month work terms from May through December.

How to Apply

This is a competitive-entry and limited-enrolment program available to full-time students. You will indicate your interest in being considered for co-op when you apply to the MBA program.

Students in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics Master of Arts in Business Economics (MABE) program apply economic principles to macroeconomic policy making, strategic planning, international trade, labour market analysis, finance, finance and business problems. Courses include Microeconomics, Econometrics,Forecasting, Time Series Analysis and Survey Design.

The program lasts 16 to 20 months, and includes an eight-month work term between May and December or a four-month work term from May through August.

Students may use econometric analysis to conduct empirical research in public policies, cost benefit analysis, earning and wages, education, environment, commodities, housing and inflation. Co-op work terms are routinely found in economic forecasting, economic policy analysis, industry and market studies, financial markets and institutions, transfer pricing, investments, pension, strategic planning and public policy.

Laurier’s MABE co-op is accredited by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL).

MABE Work/Study Sequence

How to Apply
This is a competitive-entry and limited-enrolment program available to full-time students. You will indicate your interest in being considered for co-op when you apply to the MABE program.

The Lazaridis School of Business and Economics Master of Finance (MFin) co-op program prepares students to pursue finance positions that demand extensive financial knowledge and excellent quantitative research skills. Students are equipped to conduct expert analysis in equities, fixed incomes, derivative products, corporate finance and portfolio management. The program’s core courses include Investment Management, Fixed Income Analysis, Economics and Quantitative Methods, Advanced Corporate Finance, and Financial Reporting and Analysis.

The MFin is part of the CFA Institute University Recognition Program.

The MFin includes two four-month work terms, typically in financial services or government, and lasts 20 months.

Laurier's Master of Finance (MFin) co-op program is accredited by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL).

Work/Study Sequence

Some students may choose to do an eight-month work term from May through December.

How to Apply

This is a competitive-entry and limited-enrolment program available to full-time students. You will indicate your interest in being considered for co-op when you apply to the Master of Finance program.