ENGINEERING CO-OP PROGRAM

Master of Engineering
www.engineering.ubc.ca/meng
SPECIALIZATIONS OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
• Biomedical
• Geological
• Chemical & Biological • Materials
• Civil
• Mechanical
• Clean Energy
• Mining
• Electrical & Computer
The Master of Engineering is a course-based professional program
designed for Engineering graduates who wish to complement engineering
courses with management knowledge. Since its inception in 2007, the
program’s enrollment numbers have grown significantly. In less than five
years, the total number of work terms secured grew from five to 73 work
terms. In comparison to 2009/2010, the program saw over a 300 per
cent increase in part to the addition of the Master of Engineering in Clean
Energy program.
NUMBER OF WORK TERMS
75
60
45
30
15
0
historical work terms
07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11
ACADEMIC YEAR
In its first year, the Clean Energy program’s 12 Co-op students successfully
completed Co-op work terms starting in summer 2010 and gained handson
experience in Clean Energy Engineering with a variety of employers
across BC and in Germany. The program is targeted to students who are
interested in advanced training related to environmentally-advantageous
energy-efficient technologies — technologies that will help meet the
global need for energy while reducing electricity and greenhouse gases
and other emissions.
industry distribution
5% Municipal Government
11% Provincial Agency
Sixty-three per cent of the Master of Engineering Co-op students
remained in the Lower Mainland of B.C., 22 per cent worked within
British Columbia and 11 per cent were located within Canada. Four per
cent gained international experience in Germany and the United States
of America.
84% Private Business
Master of Software Systems
www.icics.ubc.ca/mss
In fall 2010, 25 Master of Software Systems Co-op students
enrolled in the program and 100 per cent successfully
secured Co-op work terms. The UBC Engineering Co-op
Program facilitates a mandatory four-month Co-op work
term placement for the Master of Software Systems Degree
Program, administered through UBC’s Institute for Computing,
Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS). Master of Software
Systems have completed an undergraduate degree in science,
engineering or social sciences and bring a multidisciplinary
approach and international industry experience to the work
environment.
The students assisted with the development and testing of
software for the finance and real estate, telecommunication,
semiconductor and business intelligence industries in
the Lower Mainland of B.C. and across Canada. While the
majority of the students worked in the Lower Mainland of
B.C., one relocated to Seattle, Washington while eight others
worked in Kelowna, Calgary, Markham, Mississauga, Ottawa
and Waterloo.
NUMBER OF WORK TERMS
historical work terms
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10
ACADEMIC YEAR
industry distribution
12% Other
12% Academic Research
4% Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
8% Consulting - Various
4% Telecommunications
10/11
16% Manufacturing/R&D - Various
40% Software Development
4% Oil & Gas
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