Co-op and Internship Programs

Students in our CIP-recognized programs are required to have experience in professional practice as part of their academic studies.

All students in the Master of Planning Program must complete a Co-op Work Term. This normally occurs in the summer semester between the first and second academic years.

Bachelor of Community Design (Honours) students must complete an Internship Course. Students volunteer or find employment doing community planning or design work.

These programs afford opportunity to gain work experience and reflect upon the relationship between theory and practice. Appropriate placements may be in government planning offices, consulting firms, development companies, research centres, or NGOs. Students may find work placements in Canada or abroad.

Employers should feel free to vistit the Career and Community Services web pages for more information on the Faculty of Architecture and Planning Co-op program, or to contact the planning department directly to learn more about the School of Planning Co-op and Internship programs, or explore the possibilities of employing a planning student.

Students are assisted in their search for appropriate work placements, but are ultimately responsible for securing an employment or volunteer opportunity that the School may approve. Although the Faculty and the School can help students find placements, the greatest success comes for students who begin the job search early, with a clear idea of what they hope to achieve from the work term.

Revised 18 January 2010