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Management engineering is a co-operative education program that provides exciting opportunities for our students to gain hands-on professional experience to complement their academic studies. A wide spectrum of employment opportunities exists for those in management engineering, including roles such as business analyst, data scientist, product manager, consultant, software developer, and more.
Work/study sequencing
Participation in co-op is mandatory for management engineering students. Students must successfully complete five co-op terms to graduate; however, six co-op terms are scheduled. The work/study sequence is as follows:
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Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Term* |
F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W |
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Progress** |
1A | 1B | CT 1 | 2A | CT 2 | 2B | CT 3 | 3A | CT 4 | 3B | CT 5 | 4A | CT 6 | 4B |
* F = Fall (September - December), W = Winter (January - April), S = Spring (May - August)
** A and B indicate the first and second semester of each year. For example, 2B is the second term of the second year. CT stands for "co-op term".
Current management engineering students must submit a work term report in each of 3A, 3B, and 4A. Detailed instructions can be found at MSCI 391/392/492 Work Term Reports (PDF).