Careers and co-op

Careers

In operation for over 40 years, the Mathematics/Business Administration program has graduated more than 1,800 students and has well-established ties with industry, capitalizing on its partnership with Wilfrid Laurier University's Lazaridis School of Business and Economics. The graduates have taken many interesting jobs over the years with some of them listed below.

Position Company Location
Risk analyst Genworth Financial Canada Oakville
Math teacher Upper Grand District School Board Orangeville
Infrastructure engineer Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Toronto
Senior financial analyst Citigroup Inc. New York
Human resources manager Mortice Kern Systems (MKS) Inc. Waterloo
Web developer Canada Law Book Inc. Aurora
Technical support analyst Canadian Broadcasting Corporation  
Technical trainer Icon Entertainment  
Marketing specialist Lotus Development Canada Ltd.  
Management consultant Monitor Co.  

Co-op

This program is offered through both the co-op and regular systems of study. Students in the regular system will study for the fall and winter terms and are off for the spring term. This schedule repeats until students have completed eight study terms. Students in the co-op system of study will work and study according to one of the four sequences available to co-op students in this program shown in the study/work sequence chart.

If you require more information on the co-op system of study, please visit the main Co-operative Education website.

Co-op students at work

Programmer, Rogue Wave Software: Program in Java and C++ software, provide quality assurance of their libraries, and give technical assistance with marketing.

Internal auditor, AGF Management Ltd.: Collect, analyze, interpret, and document audit results, including sampling and data testing.