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Chemical and Biological Engineering www.chbe.ubc.ca Option Specializations • Biological Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Process Engineering With over 109 Chemical and Biological Engineering Co-op students successfully securing work terms last year, the program increased by nine per cent compared to the previous year. Chemical and Biological Engineering Co-op students continue to enhance their strong background knowledge in the physical sciences, mathematics, and process engineering. Through options in Biological, Environmental and Process Engineering programs, students have been exposed to a variety of unique opportunities and industry knowledge ranging from biotechnology, municipal wastewater management, environmental testing and process engineering in the oil and gas sector. The oil and gas sector once again provided the most opportunities for students, hiring over 19 per cent, while positions in research and design related to the manufacture of fuel cells saw steady increases in 2010/2011. The majority of Co-op students worked in the Lower Mainland of B.C., while ten per cent ventured outside Canada to accept positions in Japan, Peru, Korea, Taiwan and various locations in the United States of America. historical work terms 150 120 90 60 30 0 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 industry distribution 4% Government Mining/Metals Refining 8% 9% Academic Research 13% Other Oil & Gas 19% Manufacturing/R&D - Various 22% 25% Consulting - Various 10
civil Engineering www.civil.ubc.ca www.ubc.ca/okanagan/engineering Option Specializations • Environmental Engineering 300 270 historical work terms Throughout the 2010/2011 year, 262 Co-op work terms were secured by the Civil Engineering Co-op students. During the fall 2010 and winter 2011 work terms, 100 per cent of students seeking employment were successful in finding suitable positions. The large majority of students worked within the Lower Mainland of B.C. Twenty-two per cent worked across Canada and seven per cent travelled further afield to international destinations including Australia, Germany, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Civil Engineering Co-op students worked on a variety of projects. A few noteworthy opportunities included the design and construction of bridges and roads for infrastructure upgrades across Canada. Government and municipal offices provided 68 Co-op work terms in departments such as marine structures, fisheries and oceans, traffic, utilities and waste management. In Hong Kong, some students were involved in a large drainage project utilizing the revolutionary Tunnel Boring Machine while those in Australia were exposed to a variety of geotechnical testing relative to exploration and mining. Locally, students were involved with various aspects of the Port Mann/Highway #1 upgrade. NUMBER OF WORK TERMS 240 210 180 150 120 90 60 30 0 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 Materials Testing 8% Government 23% ACADEMIC YEAR industry distribution Utility Company 3% 8% Other 17% Construction 41% Consulting - Various Computer Engineering www.ece.ubc.ca Option Specializations • Software Engineering 150 historical work terms * A total of 110 Computer Engineering Co-op students successfully obtained work terms in 2010/2011. The results were extremely positive for the fall 2010 and winter 2011 terms whereby 100 per cent of students obtained employment. These students developed their hands-on skills in software testing and development. They also gained insights and industry knowledge in a wide variety of industries including aviation, biomedical software and telecommunications. NUMBER OF WORK TERMS 135 120 105 90 75 60 45 30 Reflecting the upward trend in the software industry, the total number of job postings increased by three per cent from 1,369 to 1,412 compared to the previous year. There were new Co-op employers in the alternative energy, biomedical and semiconductor field joining the Co-op program providing software-related experiences in the Lower Mainland of B.C. While a large majority of Co-op students remained in the Lower Mainland of B.C., seven per cent travelled abroad to Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and the United States of America. 15 0 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 ACADEMIC YEAR *Prior to 2000/2001, the Electrical and Computer Engineering programs were combined. industry distribution 5% Academic Research 7% Telecommunications 09/10 10/11 10% Other 7% Finance, Insurance / Real Estate 2% Government 49% Software Development 20% Manufacturing/R&D - Various 11
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