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Experiential and work integrated learning

Ontario Tech University has a long history of offering experiential and work-integrated learning to its students. These activities enrich student learning while preparing them for their future careers. For the organizations who hire them, it is a valuable and effective way to access the fresh thinking, skills and capabilities that students offer while also building a network of future employees.

Academic programs with experiential learning opportunities:

This table highlights the experiential learning opportunities available by program.
  • Forensic Science
  • Thesis research project
  • Directed studies project
  • Mock crime scene practicum
  • All programs
  • Paid co-ops and internships
  • Industry or community agency-sponsored research projects
  • Teaching and research assistantships
  • Entrepreneurship programs
  • International placements
  • Work-study opportunities
Students engaged in work integrated learning
Partners

Select partners

  • Advanced Micro Devices
  • Amazon
  • Apotex
  • Bank of Montreal
  • Bell Canada
  • Bombardier
  • Canada Revenue Agency
  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
  • Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
  • Candu Energy
  • Celestica
  • CGI
  • City of Brampton
  • Ericsson
  • Electronic Arts
  • Hospital for Sick Kids
  • IBM Canada
  • J.D. Irving
  • Kinectrics
  • Loblaw
  • Magna Closures
  • Manulife
  • MDA
  • MPAC
  • Multimatic
  • New Brunswick Power
  • Ontario Power Generation
  • Ontario Public Service
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Sanofi Pasteur
  • Safran Landing Systems
  • Sunlife
  • TD Canada Trust
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Terrestrial Energy
  • Toronto Hydro
  • WSP Canada

Did you know?

  •  Experiential learning plays an essential role in mapping out your career pathways and/or graduate school opportunities.
  •  In our Foresnsic Science Program, theory meets practice in our Crime Scene house mock ups.
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Ontario Tech University—opening doors for students:

  •   Ontario Tech students secure jobs within two years of graduation
  •   Graduates share that the skills developed while at Ontario Tech were closely related to their employment
  •   As a result, Ontario Tech graduates report that their program of study was related to their employment