Co-op Undergrad Brochure 2024

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Undergraduate Co-op Programs Information

Co-op

The path to a successful career starts in one of Canada’s most diverse co-op programs. Co-op at Brock gives you the opportunity to apply what you learn in the classroom to real-world situations. Our students test their skills daily, gaining experience and an edge in a global economy.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to be among the select 15% of Brock students who rise to the challenge and earn their competitive advantage!

Co-op experiences at Brock are a hands-on, high-quality educational opportunity designed to provide you exposure to real-world employment environments.

Benefits of co-op

Structured Co-op career programming will allow you to explore career possibilities, discover your interests, gain new skills and build upon existing competencies, all while developing key industry contacts. The work term experience will enrich your studies through the reciprocal application of concepts and skills learned in class and during your work terms, while developing long-term workplace efficacy. This invaluable experience will increase your marketability and give you the competitive advantage you’ll need to launch your career.

Challenging and relevant employment opportunities

Every co-op position is evaluated for academic relevance and meaningful work to ensure the best environment to learn and develop your skills. Through the mandatory professional preparation course, you can expect to learn about the industry sectors related to your degree program. arrow-alt-right Direct entry from high school for all programs. One of the most diverse co-op programs in Canada.

calendar-plus 12 month minimum of relevant work experience.

Co-op at a glance

What you need to be successful in co-op “The big five”

1. Curiosity – Do you demonstrate curiosity in your life?

2. Persistence – Do you keep moving towards your goals, even when faced with obstacles and/or barriers?

3. Flexibility – Are you willing and open to consider opportunities outside your “ideal” situation?

4. Optimism – Do you have a positive attitude and approach to change?

5. Risk Taking – Are you willing to take manageable risks?

40+ Co-op programs offered at Brock.

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95% success rate for Co-op employment with students actively engaged in Co-op.

15% of full-time Brock students are co-op students.

Money matters

Undergraduate co-op students are required to complete a minimum of three four-month co-op work terms to graduate with the co-op degree, along withthe mandatory professional preparation course.

Remuneration for Your Work Term

Typically, work terms are paid employment experiences. The remuneration that you receive will depend on a variety of factors, including:

• Your level of relevant experience

• Your year and program of study

• The type, size and location of the organization you are working for

For a detailed salary survey by program, please visit brocku.ca/co-op

Administrative fees*

The Co-op Education Office manages the administration and facilitation of the co-op experience at Brock. In addition to academic tuition, students are assessed administrative fees for the Co-op Program. Universities offering co-op programs incur significant costs related directly to operating the program which is not covered by government operating grants. It is important to understand that the administrative fee is not a placement fee, but rather relates to all the non-academic costs of operating co-op programs.

*All co-op fees are non-refundable.

**Co-op fees are subject to change/increase each year.

Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

term 3

Sample Employer Partners:

• Canadian Mental Health Association

• Project Share

• Niagara Region Public Health

• Hamilton Health Sciences

• Princess Margaret Hospital

• Niagara Region

• Golf Canada

• Niagara Historical Society & Museum

• The St. Lawrence Parks Commission

• Embassy of Canada

• Brock University

• Canada Food Inspection Agency

• Entomogen Inc

• Pestalto Environental Health Services

“My experiential learning at Brock has been exceptional! Working for Hospice Niagara, I was able to strengthen my communication, networking, and teamwork skills. I learned how to communicate professionally with different stakeholders, hone my social media and advertising skills, and work collaboratively and efficiently with others.”

Veronica Jandricic Public Health Co-op student

Faculty of Humanities

“Advice for future co-op students would be to start early and network. If you have an idea of where you want to work, make time to visit them and get to know what they do. The connection will mean they know some of you before the application process. Applying earlier in the term would be beneficial and remove unnecessary stress by putting it off until the last two months, like I did.”

Will Durward History Co-op student

Sample Employer Partners:

• 4th Line Theatre

• Big Brothers Big Sisters

• Carousel Players

• City of St. Catharines

• Creative Bytes Studios

• Essential Collective Theatre

• Golf Canada

• Government of Ontario (Ontario Public Service)

• Laura Secord Homestead

• Lincoln and Welland Regiment Museum

• Morro Images

• Music Niagara

• Niagara Falls Museum

• Parks Canada

• Royal Tyrell Museum

• The Foster Festival

• The Shaw Festival Theatre

• Thousand Islands Playhouse

• Young People’s Theatre

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Participation in workshops such as networking events and panel discussions helped a great deal because I learned how to interact with future employers whether it be during an interview or working on the job officially. I recall very clearly a panelist that discussed how important it is to come into an interview with questions prepared and I have carried that into work with me when I began my first shift, and it has proven to be quite beneficial.”

Holly Hebert Dramatic Arts Co-op student

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biological Sciences Chemistry Fall

Year

Year 3

Computing and Network Communications

Year

Year 2 Academic term/ Job search term

term 1 Academic term/ Job search term

Year 3 Work term 2* Academic term/ Job search term Work term 3* Year 4 Academic term Academic term Off

Year 5 Academic term

*Work terms 2 and 3 are facilitated by Sheridan College

Computing and Solid-State Device Technology

Year 1 Academic term

Year

Year 4 Academic term/ Job search term

Year 5 Academic term Academic term

Data Science & Analytics (Computational Data Science & Financial Analytics)

Year

Year

Year 5 Academic term

Mathematics Fall Term

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Academic term

Academic term/ Co-op Professional Preparation Course

Academic term/ Job search term

Academic term

Academic term

Mathematics and Computer Science Fall Term

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Academic term

Academic term/ Co-op Professional Preparation Course

Work term 2

Academic term

Academic term

Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Academic term Off

Academic term/ Job search term

Work term 1

Work term 2 Off

Academic term/ Job search term

Work term 3

Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Academic term Off

Work term 1

Academic term/ Job search term

Academic term

Academic term/ Job search term

Work term 3

Academic term

The Brock University Co-op program has allowed me to bridge the gap between the classroom and the workplace. While working as a Data Scientist for the Ministry of Transportation, I have been exposed to a range of projects, allowing me to develop new technical skills. 0N90 has provided me with valuable job search knowledge that helped me to secure my first co-op term with such a great employer. Overall, I am thrilled with the co-op experience I have had so far, and am looking forward to my future placements and the opportunities they will bring.”

Bradley Klassen Statistics Co-op student

Neuroscience Fall Term

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Academic term Academic term Off

Academic term/ Co-op

Professional Preparation Course

Academic term/ Job search term

Work term 3

Academic term/ Job search term Work term 1

Work term 2

Academic term

Academic term Academic term

Job search term

Academic term

Statistics Fall Term Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Academic term Academic term Off

Academic term Academic term Off

Academic term/ Co-op

Professional Preparation Course

Work term 2

Academic term

Academic term/ Job search term

Academic term/ Job search term

Work term 1/Job serach term

Work term 3

“The co-op program has allowed me to develop myself as a person and build a professional network to set me up for success in the workforce. I achieved a high level of academic performance, and recognition on the Dean’s Honours List in all three years already completed. My experience in RBC Amplify in my last co-op term was the most challenging, but also the most rewarding experience of my life. Being able to get into such a competitive program, but then also to win in the program, was an incredible experience for which I am very grateful. This has allowed me to secure full-time work following graduation. I hope that my co-op and academic accomplishments can be leveraged to make Brock University–and Brock’s Co-op program in particular–even more widely recognized.”

Joel Gritter

BSc Computer Science Honours Co-op with a Minor in Business

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My Brock Co-op experience was the most valuable takeaway from my Biotechnology degree at Brock. With the help of Brock’s Co-op staff, I was able to find placements that provided me with relevant hands on experience in laboratories which I would not have been exposed to in a teaching laboratory, and I was also provided with experiences that allowed me to grow my network with potential employers for after graduation.”

Nicolas Sardella

BSc Biotechnology Honours Co-op

Oenology & Viticulture Fall Term Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Year 1 Academic term Academic term Off

Year 2

Academic term/ Co-op Professional Preparation Course Academic term/ Job search term Work term 1

Year 3 Academic term Academic term/ Job search term Work term 2/ Job search term

Year 4 Work term 3

Certificate in Grape and Wine Technology Fall Term Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Year 1 Academic term/ Co-op Professional Preparation Course Academic term/ Job search term Work term 1

Year 2

Academic term/ Co-op Professional Preparation Course Academic term/ Job search term Work term 1

Year 3 Academic term/ Job search term Work term 2 Job search term

Year 4 Work term 3 Academic term Academic term

Sample Employer Partners:

• Advonex International Corporation

• AIG Canada

• Airbus Helicopters

• Agricultures and Agri-Food Canada

• Arterra Wines Canada

• Back 10 Cellars

• Blackberry

• BMO

• Bosch Rexroth

• Bruce Power

• Calamus Estate Winery

• Canada Border Services Agency

• Canadian Cancer Society

• Canada Food Inspection Agency

• Canadian Hydrographic Service

• Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

• Canadian Tire Corporation

• City of Welland

• Celestica

• Deloitte

• Eaton

• Enbridge Gas

• Entomogen Inc.

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

• General Motors

• Government of Ontario

• Hatch

• Health Canada

• Hidden Bench Vineyards & Winery

• Hydro One

• Imperial

• Imperial Oil

• INNIO

• John Deere

• L-3 Communications Wescam

• Linamar

• Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

• Nature Conservancy Canada

• Norgen BioTek Corp

• Ontario Ministry of Transportation

• Pestalto Environmental Health Services

• Pillitteri Estates Winery

• Propack Processing & Packaging Systems Inc.

• Public Health Agency of Canada

• rel8ted.to

• Rogers

• Rosewood Estates Winery

• RSM

• Sanofi

• Sanofi Pasteur Limited

• Siemens Energy

• Stelco

• Sun Life Financial

• STEM Camp

• Tribunals Ontario

• The Co-operators

• Tornado Medical Systems

• Vale

• Wawaneesa Insurance

Faculty of Social Sciences

Political Science Fall Term Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Public Administration

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Academic term Academic term Off

Academic term/ Co-op Professional Preparation Course

Academic term

Work term 3

Academic term/ Job search term

Work term 1

Academic term/Job search term Work term 2/Job search term

Academic term Academic term

Fall Term

Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Academic term Academic term Off

Academic term/ Co-op Professional Preparation Course

Academic term Academic term

Academic term/ Job search term Work term 1/Job search Work term 2

Academic term

Academic term

Academic term/ Job search term Work term 3

Co-op is a very useful opportunity because you are put in different situations where you are learning and becoming familiar with the industry. At the same time, you are still ‘allowed’ or even ‘expected’ to ask questions and make mistakes. Your employer does not expect you to come into your first work term and understand every concept and what every aspect of the industry is all about. You are encouraged to ask questions in order to grow, learn, and progress through your career.”

Jillian Walters

Geography Co-op student

BSc Psychology (Honours)

BA Psychology (Honours) Psychology (BA with Major)

Tourism Management Fall Term

Being in co-op has allowed me to learn about myself, refine my skills, and begin down a career path in a field I hadn’t considered before. Both of my work terms in communications roles gave me experience in social media management and content creation, writing and designing professional reports, and they gave me experience in professional settings that would have never been available to me otherwise. Additionally, the co-op office’s various offerings, including networking events, resume reviews, and mock job interviews, provided me invaluable professional development opportunities that set me up for success.”

Noah Nickel

BA Political Science Honours Co-op Sociology (Honours) Fall Term Winter Term

Sample Employer Partners:

• Apotex

• Autism Canada

• Banff Jasper Collection

• Bethesda

• Brock University Students’ Union

• Child and Family Health

• Community Living

• Diabetes Canada

• Digital Attractions Inc.

• Distress Centre Niagara

• Employment and Social Development Canada

• Fall Avenue Resort

• General Motors of Canada

• Government of Canada

• Government of Ontario (Ontario Public Service)

• Indigenous and Northern Affairs

• Mercedes-Benz Financial

• Meridian Credit Union

• Ministry of Transportation

• Niagara Parks Commission

• Niagara Region

• Ontario Power Generation

• Pathstone Mental Health

• Royal Botanical Gardens

• Scotia Bank

• Society of United Professionals

• Stelco

• Statistics Canada

• State Farm Insurance

• The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

• Toronto Hydro

• Town of Lincoln

• Treasury Board Secretariat

• UNIFOR

• YMCA of Niagara

Seeing the different jobs available helped me to realize how much I liked working in an environmental setting and to figure out which master’s program I would need to complete to make that possible. Co-op helped me to figure out where I wanted to go and how to get there even when the world was changing.”

Michelle Pearce

Geography Co-op Alum

Goodman School of Business

Accounting (CPA Stream) Fall Term

YEAR 1

YEAR 2

YEAR 3

Academic term

Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Academic term/Co-op Professional Preparation Course Off

Academic term/Job search term Work term 1 Academic term

Academic term/Job search term Work term 2 Academic term/Job search term

YEAR 4 Work term 3/Job search Work term 4 Academic term

YEAR 5

Business Administration

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Academic term

Fall Term

Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Academic term Academic term Off

Academic term/Co-op Professional Preparation Course

Academic term Academic term/Job search term

Work term 1 Academic term/Job search term Work term 2

Academic term/Job search term Work term 3 Academic term

Academic term

Brock’s Co-op Program was directly responsible for helping me find full-time employment. Not only did it introduce me to people who accelerated my career, it gave me the opportunity to learn from numerous managers and try different things. When I joined the workforce I was already ahead of my non co-op colleagues.”

Jack Berec

Business Administration Honours Finance Stream Co-op

Business Administration

International Dual Degree (European Business School)

Year 1 Academic terms at Brock

Year 2

Academic term at Brock/Co-op Professional Preparation Course Academic term at Brock/ Job search term Work term 1 at Brock

Year 3 Academic term & Work term 2 at EBS

Year 4 Academic terms at EBS

Business Administration

International Dual Degree (Neoma Business School)

Year 1 Academic terms at Brock

Year 2

Academic term at Brock/Co-op

Professional Preparation Course Academic term at Brock/ Job search term Work term 1 at Brock

Year 3 Academic term & Work term 2 at Neoma Business School

Year 4 Academic term at Neoma Business School

Year 5 Academic term at Brock

Business Administration

International Dual Degree (Dublin City University)

Year 1 Academic terms at Brock

Year 2

Academic term at Brock/Co-op Professional Preparation Course Academic term at Brock/ Job search term Work term 1 at Brock

Year

Year 5 Academic term at Brock

Business Administration

International Dual Degree (Reutlingen University) Fall Term Winter Term Spring/Summer Term

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Academic term at Brock/Co-op

Professional Preparation Course

Academic terms at Brock

Academic term at Brock/ Job search term

Academic term & Work term 2 at Reutlingen University

Academic term at Brock

Academic term at Reutlingen University

Work term 1 at Brock

Business Administration

International Dual Degree (Lancaster University) Fall Term Winter Term

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Academic term at Brock/Co-op

Professional Preparation Course

Academic terms at Brock

Academic term at Brock/ Job search term

Academic term & Work term 2 at Lancaster University

Academic term at Brock

Academic term at Lancaster University

Work term 1 at Brock

Co-op has been a truly transformative experience which allowed me to broaden my skillset, expand my network and grow professionally. My advice to future Co-op students is to apply early and focus on making meaningful connections!”

Diana Opera

Business Administrative Dual Degree Co-op

Sample Employer Partners:

• BDO Canada LLP

• Baker Tilly

• Blackberry

• Canadian Tire Financial Services

• Canada Revenue Agency

• CIBC

• Deliotte Canada

• Desjardins

• Durward Jones Barkwell and Company LLP

• Earnest & Young LLP

• EY

• FedEx

• General Motors of Canada

• Hydro One Inc.

• IBM Canada

• Kinectrics

• KPMG LLP

• Loblaw Companies

• Mercedes Benx Financial Services

• Meridian Credit Union

• MNP LLP

• Ontario Power Generation

• Ontario Public Service

• PepsiCo

• PwC

• RBC

• Soctiabank

• Taylor Leibow LLP

• Vistaprint

• WMKL

Co-op has given me real-life work experience in a firm that I can build a career in. Co-op gives students opportunities that hard to find on your own. For example, a co-op at a big 4 accounting firm is difficult to get out of school with no experience and you start at the bottom as opposed to having experience under your belt and then starting at a firm. Co-op gives you an advantage that you understand the industry.

I know that there are many summer opportunities for students and internships offered, but co-op is a foolproof way of solidifying a career.”

Monica Upadhyay

Accounting Co-op student

Brock University

Niagara Region

1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way

St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1

905 688 5550 x4325

co-op@brocku.ca

brocku.ca/co-op

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