ENGINEERING CO-OP PROGRAM

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
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