MEng Co-op Program

The Faculty of Engineering offers a Co-op option for the Master of Engineering (MEng) program. 

This option will allow MEng students to complete a Co-op in an industrial organization to enhance experiential learning and engage in other learning activities of practical interest. It will also provide an opportunity for students to gain practical experience relevant to their academic field that will assist them in their career advancements.

Students registered in this option would complete a Co-op comprised of one term in addition to the three terms of the regular MEng program (total program length will be 4 terms). For students in the combined MEng-GDip program, who opt-in to the Co-op option, the total program length will be 5 terms. In exceptional cases, if a student secures a Co-op longer than one term, the total length of the program will be extended accordingly.

The Co-op option will be offered to students who start the MEng program in the Fall term. Student can do the Co-op in the following Summer or Fall term. The Co-op option will not be available to students who start the MEng program in Winter and Summer terms.

The Co-option will be available once students start the program (the option will not be offered at the time of admission). Students can request for this option under any of the following cases:

  1. International students applying for the “Co-op work permit” prior to securing a Co-op.
  2. International students who have successfully secured a Co-op and would like to apply for the “Co-op work permit”.
  3. Domestic students (Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents) who have successfully secured a Co-op.


To Register:

  1. MEng students must submit a request to their home graduate program. To be eligible for the Co-op option, students must have a cumulative average of 75% or higher. However, if students are completing the application form in the first (Fall) term, the eligibility will be assessed based on the admission average (requirement: 75% or higher). Students must be registered as full-time students. Students are also required to submit an application through Western Engineering Career Services and pay $100 application fee. Western Engineering Career Services will provide support and services to students seeking Co-op positions.  
  2. Students can request for the Co-op option prior to the end of their second term in the program (i.e., April 30th).
  3. For international students (Cases I and II), if they are not able to secure a Co-op AND an approved Co-op work permit before the end of their third term (cut off date: August 20th), their registration will be changed back to the original 3-term MEng program to which they were admitted and they complete the original MEng program.
  4. If a student's Co-op is cancelled prior to its commencement, their registration will be changed back to the original MEng program.

At the beginning of the Co-op term, students will register in the Co-op Module and pay a tuition fee of $500 for the Co-op term. Through this registration they will maintain the full-time registration status in the program. Each registered student must complete the Co-op and submit a report at the end of the Co-op term. 

During the Co-op term, student are not allowed to register in any course for credit. They must complete all their course credits in the other three terms of the program.

For more information, please visit: https://www.eng.uwo.ca/coop/students/meng-program/Index.html 

Resources:

Master of Engineering (MEng) Co-op Option Information Session
Western International Co-op Work Permit for International Students Information Session