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Co-operative Education
Co-operative Education is an educational model that formally integrates academic experience with paid employment. The standard co-op program consists of academic study alternating with work experience in degree-relevant fields.
Employers from across Canada and abroad hire SIAT Co-op students to design user experiences and interfaces, create and manage online campaigns, develop digital plans, change the look and feel of brands, and more. Build your portfolio and get paid while you complete your degree.
Explore Co-op
Visit the Co-op website to learn more about Interactive Arts & Technology Co-op and to apply.
SIAT in the Real World
Share your Co-op experiences through a blog post assignment
Capture the transformation of your SIAT education in the real world through a blog post that reflects on your Co-op journey and shares the impact that your knowledge and skills had on real-world projects, teams, and industries. Click on the link below to submit your story and scroll down to read more about the experiences of our SIAT students in Co-op.
*Note: Not all blog posts assignments that are submitted here will be selected for publication. Your Co-operative Education Coordinator, Afshan Basaria, will be approving these blog posts for publication. Please contact her at abasaria@sfu.ca if you have any questions.
Co-op stories
Clare Huang
"Co-op helped me figure out how different workplaces operated and the kinds of team dynamics that I could potentially experience in a full-time position. I tried working in different sectors, such as corporate vs agency and I was surprised that I enjoyed the agency work environment as much as I did.
"My first co-op was a UX research and design position in the land title and survey industry. I didn鈥檛 know anything about this field so I had to quickly acclimate to all the domain specific jargon to conduct research and work with the other teams, but it was such a cool experience where I was able to apply the skills I had gained from school. I also was exposed to a number of new software that I wouldn鈥檛 have known about otherwise. With the Railyard Lab program at Dossier Creative, I learned so much about business and design, branding, and taking a project from the consultation stage to final production.
"Working as a co-op student helped me figure out what I wanted to do once I graduated and also provided me with networking opportunities such as through the alumni network from Railyard.
"I would highly recommend that every student do at least one co-op, it鈥檚 a great way to try out how you want to work before being launched into job seeking as a new graduate."