Co-op is potentially one of the highlights of your degree. It’s also one of the main reasons you should consider SFU for computing science. You’ll gain experience, explore career options, build contacts and earn credits – all while getting paid. Over 85% of our co-op students find employment within three months of graduation through the network they built while working with their co-op employers.

The Computing Science co-op education program formally integrates academic study with relevant, paid work. Experience what it’s like to work at large companies such as SAP, EA, Broadcom, BlackBerry, Google and Samsung, or small-to-medium sized companies such as Avigilon, East Side Games, Simba and Mobify. There are few better ways to apply your classroom knowledge in a real-world setting.

Talk to any student who has taken the program and they’ll give you a host of reasons why you should apply. Here are some of the main benefits

SFU Computing Science has more than 350 active co-op employers looking for students. Students have completed work terms in Vancouver and across Canada, as well as internationally in the USA, Japan, France, Austria, the UK, China, Taiwan, Korea and Chile.

Imagine adding one or more of the companies listed below to your resume.

Located in a major technology center, Metro Vancouver is home to local and international companies in finance, software development, telecommunications, gaming, bioinformatics and many more.

Yes, after completing the necessary steps to obtain a work permit. Please contact your co-op coordinator for more information.

Here's a list of prospective jobs that SFU co-op employers have posted:

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