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Arts and Business Co-op

The Arts and Business Co-op program offers the same core business-related courses as the regular program with the added dimension of co-op, through which you alternate study terms and paid work terms.

This is the most extensive liberal arts co-operative program in the world and allows you to graduate with 20 months of paid work experience. As with the regular program, you'll choose your required honours Arts major and will complete the same core Arts and Business courses such as accounting,

economics, computer science, ethics, communication, statistics, language studies, and business writing.

In addition to selecting your honours major, you can choose to further customize your degree with a minor, an option, or specialization.

Co-op students at work

• Education communications and Marketing, IBM Canada
• Artist Liaison, Fringe Theatre Adventures
• Human Resource Analyst, Imperial Oil
• Corporate Planning Specialist, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.
• Health Education Outreach, Guyana Red Cross Society, Guyana

Study and work term sequence

F= Fall   W=Winter   S=Spring  O=Off   X=Work Term

Benefits of Co-op

• graduate with up to 20 months of paid work experience - average $30,000 to $60,000 over your complete degree
• the chance to apply classroom theory to real-world job situations
• career and business contacts
• employment earnings to help finance your education
• alternate study and work terms
• travel to new cities and live in new places on co-op terms
• required professional development courses (PD) prepare you for the work force

To learn more about transfering, contact

Susan Andrews 519-888-4567 Ext. 32005 or sandrews [at] uwaterloo [dot] ca (Email)