Cooperative education (co-op) is an educational model that combines academic studies with work experience. It is an opportunity to apply theory to practice and develop a meaningful view of the working world and cultivate an awareness of yourself as a professional. Employers supervise their students and evaluate their performance, and co-op coordinators monitor students’ progress on the job. Students are paid by their employers. Students in the cooperative education program will extend their time at university in order to achieve the academic credit to graduate with the co-op option for their degree program.
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Some co-op experiences include:
MDS Aero Support Corporation is Carleton University’s Co-operative Education Employer of the Year. The Canadian aerospace company headquartered in Ottawa specializes in design and construction of... More
At the National Research Council’s Flight Research Lab, a Carleton co-op student brought Canadian flight safety to new heights. This remarkable contribution has earned him the distinction of... More
Brian French, land equipment program manager at the Department of National Defence, and Alexander Rink, CEO of local start-up company Gazaro, are Carleton University’s 2012 Co-op Employers of the... More
Sometimes a rover just won’t do for planetary exploration. Since mass equals expense, the heavy mobile device can add too much to the payload; other times, the planetary subsurface of interest to... More
