ENGINEERING CO-OP PROGRAM

Integrated Engineering
www.igen.ubc.ca
In 2010/2011, 23 Integrated Engineering Co-op work
terms were secured - a 30 percent decrease compared to
the previous year. The UBC Integrated Engineering Program
provides students with a project focused, design-based,
interdisciplinary education with a strong technical foundation.
Integrated Engineering Co-op students enter the engineering
workforce with enhanced team-based design experience
through core courses and elective courses in at least two of
the traditional engineering disciplines.
Some of the innovative projects Co-op students were involved
in included the design and testing of high-tech snowboarding
goggles in Whistler, sophisticated laser research in Germany,
building envelope assessments in Alberta and fuel cell
prototype testing in the Lower Mainland of B.C.
NUMBER OF WORK TERMS
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
01/02
historical work terms
02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11
ACADEMIC YEAR
industry distribution
9% Professional Services
8% Other
13% Academic Research
13% Construction
31% Manufacturing/R&D - Various
22% Consulting - Structural/Architecture
4% Government
Materials Engineering
www.mtrl.ubc.ca
Option Specializations
• Biomaterials Engineering
• Manufacturing and Performance Engineering
• Minerals and Metals Extraction Engineering
In 2010/2011, 36 Materials Engineering Co-op students
secured work term experiences in a variety of industries. Total
work term numbers steadily climbed from 72, 89 and 100 per
cent for the summer 2010, fall 2010 and winter 2011 terms
respectively.
Materials Engineering Co-op students gained experience on
projects ranging from quality control for aluminum casting to
pulp fiber testing. They worked mostly with companies related
to the automotive and the resource industries. Students
worked in fuel cell laboratories, aluminum, manufacturing and
steel plants, as well as academic research positions.
NUMBER OF WORK TERMS
100
80
60
40
20
0
historical work terms
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
6% Agriculture
ACADEMIC YEAR
industry distribution
22% Mining/Metals Refining
30% Academic Research
3% Materials Testing
6% Other
19% Manufacturing/R&D - Various 14% Consulting - Various
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