Management
The Management option equips you with solid management skills, balancing analysis and practical tools designed to improve the decision-making process. This is the place for you to apply your creativity, your talent for innovation, and your ability to come up with, evaluate and realize project ideas.
Your Management diploma will prepare you to work at management level in a wide range of fields, including the service sector, communications, architectural and engineering firms, health, public administration, the arts, culture, sales, and the hotel and restaurant industry. It`s really up to you!
CO-OP placements are available in various federal ministries as well as the private sector. Most placements are made in the Ottawa area, but some are also offered in Greater Montreal and Metropolitan Toronto. Employers are looking for candidates who enjoy being part of a team, demonstrate good judgment and are familiar with database, spreadsheet and presentation software.
Some of our employers include
- Canadian International Development Agency
- Centre for Public Management Inc.
- Export Development Canada
- Federal and Municipal Governments
- Fintrac
- Interis Consulting Inc.
- Microsoft Canada
- RBC Financial Group
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- University of Ottawa
Sample job descriptions
- Canadian Heritage - Ottawa, Ontario More Info
- Public Works and Government Services Canada - Ottawa, Ontario More Info
- Canada Revenue Agency - Ottawa, Ontario More Info
Work/Study sequences
Sequence 1 - by default, all students follow this sequence
| Year of Study | Fall | Winter | Summer |
| 1 | Study | Study | - |
| 2 | Study | Study | Work 1 |
| 3 | Study | Work 2 | Study |
| 4 | Work 3 | Study | Work 4 |
| 5 | Study | - | - |
Sequence 2 - available to students hired for 12-month terms with the same company
| Year of Study | Fall | Winter | Summer |
| 1 | Study | Study | - |
| 2 | Study | Study | Work 1 |
| 3 | Study | Work 2 | Work 3 |
| 4 | Work 4 | Study | - |
| 5 | Study | Study | - |
Application Deadline
September 30 of your second year of studies
Admission requirements
- Be registered full-time in the honours commerce program, Management option;
- Have a minimum CGPA of 6;
- Have completed all your first-year course requirements, and be registered in your mandatory second-year fall and winter courses;
- Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or an international student (authorization or diplomat).
CO-OP fees - First work term before winter 2011
As a CO-OP student, you also pay CO-OP fees (announced every year by the Registrar) for each study session and work term, starting with the session before your first work term and up to and including your last work term.
CO-OP fees - First work term in or after winter 2011
As a CO-OP student, you also pay CO-OP fees (announced every year by the Registrar) for the session before your first work term and then for every work term, up to and including your last one.
How to apply
For information on how to apply to this CO-OP program, please click Here.
