• Be registered full-time in the Master of Digital Transformation and Innovation program and maintain a full-time status during all study terms, including the one after the last work term
• Have an admission average of (B+ or 75%) and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 7.0 (B+ or 75%) in courses taken at the University of Ottawa
• Start the program in the fall term (this is necessary due to co-op placement cycles)

Co-op programs have limited enrolment. Meeting the admission criteria does not guarantee you a place. Admission is based on your CGPA. We admit those with the highest CGPA first.

Sequence 1 - all students follow this sequence

Sequence 2 - students needing more time to finish their program

Co-op fees

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.

• Athlon
• TD Bank Group
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Ford Motor Company of Canada
• Government of Ontario
• Innovapost
• Kinaxis
• Lumentum
• Nokia
• Ribbon Communications (formerly GENBAND)
• Sonnet Insurance
• Trend Micro
• University of Ottawa

• Analyze and manage data, and big data, using current data mining and data warehousing tools
• Conduct business analyses and design business solutions including identifying information system requirements, business process redesign, change management, business strategy, and marketing
• Conduct project analyses and project management
• Help design and implement software modules for a whole range of mobile and Internet applications involving databases, networking, business intelligence, mathematical and statistical analyses, etc.
• Manage and maintain a complete range of business applications, including website content management, dashboards and spreadsheets reporting, sales and marketing campaigns, human resources management, etc.
• Plan and execute test suites
• Write program codes in commonly used languages and tools for mobile and Internet applications, including Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, SOAP, etc.
• Write quality documentation and manuals for software systems, business processes, and policies
• Lead, design, create and test user experience (UX)-based transformations and innovations
• Apply practical data science methods, including data cleaning, data quality, data analytics and machine learning

Student Salaries

Co-op Work Term Report

Visit the Academic Coordinators page to see your co-op professor.

Masters programs

Apply to co-op after you've started your studies at uOttawa. You must have an admission average of 75% (B+) or higher.
Steps to follow in order to apply from the University via uoZone:

• Connect to uoZone
• From the Applications menu, click on Experiential Learning Platform (Co-op Portal)

If you have any questions about your application, please contact our office by phone at 613 562-5741 or by e-mail at [email protected] .

Application Deadline: September 30 of your first year of studies