The following Langara College Programs currently offer a co-operative education option:
Langara School of Management (LSM) is a leading undergraduate business school that prepares students for university transfer or completion of business degrees, diplomas and post-degree diplomas at Langara. Both the Degree and Diploma programs offer a co-operative education component.
Please note: To fulfill our accreditation standards with the Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL) Canada, co-operative education requires the completion of EXPE 2300 (formerly COOP 2300 and BUSM 2300) as the pre-requisite course. Students also must end their diploma or degree on an academic term.
UPDATE: Co-op Summer 2020 Work Terms
The Co-op & Career Development Team is working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. All of our online systems, the C3 Job Board, and Co-op instructors are actively working with students and employers to make adjustments and secure 4 or 8 month paid co-op work terms which allow the student and employers to work safely and collaboratively.
Please note our adapted requirements for the Summer 2020 co-op work terms below and contact coop@langara.ca or your co-op instructor if you have any questions.
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
BBA students in the following concentration areas can complete a minimum of one or maximum of four co-op terms. A student with minimum of three co-op terms qualifies for a co-op designation on their degree. For a full list of courses from each program area click the link below:
BBA students have three work experience options. Watch the video to learn more about each one:
Business Diploma Programs
Check out this interactive Diploma Pathway tool.
Diploma students in the following program areas can complete one or two co-op terms. A student who succesfully completes one co-op term qualifies for a co-op designation on their diploma. For a full list of courses for each program areas click the link below:
Computing Science and Information Systems (CSIS)
CSIS programs share a common set of core courses. Diploma students in the following program areas can complete one or two co-op terms. A student who sucessfully completes one co-op term qualifies for a co-op designation on their diploma. For a full list of courses for each program areas click the link below:
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics programs share a common set of core courses. Diploma students in the following program areas can complete one or two co-op terms. A student who sucessfully completes one co-op term qualifies for a co-op designation on their diploma. For a full list of courses for each program areas click the link below:
If you are taking a two-year program with two co-op terms, the following is the basic configuration for co-op.
- Term 1 - Academic and include EXPE2300 (3 credit course)
- Term 2 - Academic while looking for, actively applying, and interviewing for a co-op placement
- Term 3 - COOP 2301 work term
- Term 4 - Academic while looking for, actively applying, and interviewing for a co-op placement
- Term 5 - COOP 2501 work term
- Term 6 - Academic
Click here full list of all COOP work term courses and their descriptions and credit hours.
Bachelor of Recreation Management
The Recreation Management Program is a degree completion program (third and fourth year of a bachelor's degree) for students who have a recreation diploma or the equivalent, BRM students can complete a minimum of one or maximum of four co-op terms. A student with a minimum of three co-op terms qualifies for a cooperative education designation on their degree (two work terms or less will still be reflected on transcripts).