Gain Experience & Get Paid
Every student has access to the co-op program. The best part? You decide when you would like to complete co-op and we’ll help you get there.
About MacEng Co-op Program
The Engineering Co-op Program provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to gain valuable engineering work experiences before they graduate. We have the 2nd largest engineering co-op program in Ontario! In 2018/2019, our students participated in over 3,200 4-month co-op work terms across the globe.
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98% of our employers would hire a McMaster Engineering co-op student again
44,000 student applications were submitted on our co-op job portal in 2018/2019
Top 85 for Employability Rankings (QS Graduate Employability Rankings, 2022)
MacEng Co-op: Flexible, Optional, Supported.
From helping you develop your resume and cover letter to giving you tips on how to ace an interview to posting job opportunities and much more, we do everything we can to help you find and secure a co-op job.
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1. FLEXIBLE
Co-op term lengths vary. Many students complete 4 month work terms during the summer. Others opt for longer placements – 75% of co-op work terms are 8 to 16 months in duration, enabling intensive work term experiences.
2. OPTIONAL
Students in Engineering, iBioMed, & Computer Science can opt into co-op at any point in their degree, prior to their final year of studies. (B.Tech. students must complete 12 months to graduate).
3. SUPPORTED
A team of 18 staff in the Engineering Co-op and Career Services office engages with over 1000 employers to ensure that there are ample opportunities for you when you are ready to apply.
MacEng Co-op Opportunities
Interested to know what are some sample co-op opportunities you’d have in a specific program?
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Supporting Your Success: ENGINEER 1EE0
Learn about ENGINEER 1EE0: a 5-week online course for first year McMaster Engineering students registered in the co-op program that covers skills in resume and cover letter writing, interview performance, managing your digital footprint and so much more.
- All students complete in first term, first year
- Awareness focus, learn to build your network
- Learn how to stand out and build skills
- Required to attend one mandatory in-person career event in first term, first year
- Peer support- 12 TA’s and 2 Instructors
Students for Students
Advice and tips from our current MacEng Students!
Read about some additional experiences that our students have had with co-op
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Engineering Co-op and Career Services launches new equity, diversity and inclusion e-course
November 25, 2022
Recognizing our 2021 Co-op Students of the Year
March 29, 2022
3 honest thoughts on McMaster Engineering's co-op program
June 26, 2019
Where Big Ideas are Born
More interested in starting your own company than working for one? No problem. With our Minor in Innovation program option, you can develop skills to create your own start-up. Our on-campus incubator, The Forge@Mac is there to support our budding entrepreneurs.
We even have Big Ideas Entrance Scholarships and Innovation & Society Living Learning Community in residence, so you can begin thinking about your end goal beginning in first year.
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Thode Makerspace
Thode Makerspace offers students a space to learn technical skills, develop new technologies and work collaboratively, while sharing ideas, equipment and knowledge.
Innovation Minor
Offered jointly by the Faculty of Engineering and the DeGroote School of Business, the Minor in Innovation is designed to give students the tools they need to succeed as entrepreneurs.
The Forge
Whether you want to be part of a team, or need help recruiting, attracting funds, or validating your idea, The Forge will be here to help and lead you along the way.