Information for graduate students

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Are you a graduate student interested in co-op or enrolled in a co-op program?

There are several graduate programs with a co-op option! Some programs are supported by Co-operative and Experiential Education and others are supported by department-specific programming and procedures. 

Regardless of your program, all graduate students have access to: 

  • Centre for Career Development (CCD) supports and services (e.g., advising appointments, workshops, events)
  • CareerHub online resources (e.g., tips for finding work, writing résumés, and job interview prep)
  • WaterlooWorks non-co-op job boards (e.g., other job boards where employers looking to hire graduate students routinely post part-time and full-time jobs)

Review the information below to learn more about co-op in your program so you can make the best use of the services available on campus.

Graduate programs supported by Co-operative and Experiential Education

The following graduate programs are fully supported by Co-operative and Experiential Education, which includes:

  • Access to the Full-Cycle Service job board in WaterlooWorks during the recruiting period
  • Access to otherEmployer-Student direct co-op job board in WaterlooWorks year-round
  • Access to workshops or online courses (such as WIL 601) to help you prepare for co-op.
    • These workshops and/or courses are mandatory or optional depending upon your program of study.
  • Other specialized support, depending on your program

For details on the requirements of each co-op program of study, please visit the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar or contact the appropriate graduate co-ordinator.

For an overview of your responsibilities as a graduate co-op student enrolled in a program supported by Co-operative and Experiential Education, please visit our co-op roles and responsibilities page.

If your program is in the table below, please visit our Grad co-op and WaterlooWorks page to learn how to make the most of your graduate co-op term.

Program Faculty Your contacts
Master of Arts in Economics (MA) Arts • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate coordinator
Master of Arts in Economics (MA) - Water Arts • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate coordinator

Master of Arts in English - Experimental Digital Media (MA)

Master of Arts in English - Literary Studies (MA)

Master of Arts in English - Rhetoric and Communication Design (MA)

Arts • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate coordinator 
Master of Arts in Political Science (MA)  Arts • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate coordinator
PhD in Political Political Science Arts • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate coordinator
Master of Public Service (MPS)* Arts • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Program officer
Master of Arts in Sociology (MA) Arts • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate coordinator
Master of Architecture (MArch) Engineering • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
 Graduate coordinator
Master of Applied Science in Management Sciences (MASc) Engineering • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate administrator
Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering Engineering

• Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate administrator

Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEng ECE)

(Mandatory co-op)

Engineering • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate administrator
Master of Engineering in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Engineering • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate administrator
Master of Management Sciences (MMSc) Engineering • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate administrator
Master of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (MDSAI) Mathematics • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate coordinator

Master of Mathematics in Applied Mathematics (MMath)

Mathematics • Co-op advisor
• CCD career advisor
• Graduate coordinator
Master of Mathematics (MMath) in Computational Mathematics Mathematics • Co-op Advisor
• CCD Career Advisor
• Graduate Coordinator
Master of Mathematics (MMath) in Computer Science Mathematics • Co-op Advisor
• CCD Career Advisor
• Graduate Coordinator

Graduate programs supported by their respective program/department

The following graduate programs are supported by department-specific programming, which includes: 

  • Access to supports provided by their own program/department staff
  • Access to other non-co-op job boards on WaterlooWorks year-round
  • Access to supports offered by the Centre for Career Development

If your program is in the table below (or not listed in either table on this page), please visit ourGrad co-op and arranging your own job siteto learn how to make the most of your graduate co-op term.

Program Faculty Your contacts
Master of Taxation Arts • Graduate coordinator
• CCD career advisor

Master of Mathematics in Combinatorics and

Optimization (MMath)

Mathematics • Graduate coordinator
• CCD career advisor
Master of Mathematics in Statistics (MMath) Mathematics • Graduate Coordinator
• CCD career advisor
Master of Mathematics in Biostatistics (MMath) Mathematics • Graduate Coordinator
• CCD career advisor