Cooperative Education

Make it work
Obtain valuable hands-on experience.  The co-op experience provides students with a superior, well-rounded education enriched by the practical application of their skills. 

Capilano University offers the following cooperative education programs:

• Destination Resort Management
• Tourism Management

Practicum and Short-term Work Experience

Develop your abilities
Several programs include a practicum or a short period of work placement as part of their program requirements.  Students gain relevant experience in their area of interest through the practical application of the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. 

Programs offering a practicum or short-term work opportunity include:

• Accounting Assistant
• Accounting Support
• Alternative Career Training
• Arts and Entertainment Management
• Business Programs (School of Business)
• Costuming for Stage and Screen
• Early Childhood Care and Education
• Guided Imagery and Music
• Home Support/Resident Care Attendant Care
• Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking
• Interactive Design
• Legal Administrative Assistant
• Magazine Publishing
• Medical Office Assistant
• Music Therapy
• Paralegal/Legal Assistant
• Professional Scuba Dive Instructor
• Rehabilitation Assistant
• Special Education Assistant
• Technical Theatre
• Textile Arts
• Tourism Management for International Students
• Wilderness Leadership

Details on these programs are available in the Capilano University Calendar. For more information, please contact the individual departments.

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