Make the most of your psychology degree by participating in opportunities that apply your growing academic knowledge to the real-world.
Develop professional skills and experiences
Test possible career paths
Build your professional network and resume
Participate in local or international programs
Arts Co-op
Graduate with more than a degree and explore your career options with Arts Co-Op.
As an Arts Co-op student, you’ll gain 12 months of paid work experience and a network of professional contacts through a variety of opportunities in the public, private and non-profit sectors. During the course of your degree, you’ll alternate between study terms and three paid, full-time work terms.
Arts Co-op partners with a diverse range of employers to provide transformative workplace learning experiences for your personal, academic and professional growth while helping you prepare for your future career.
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80% of employers consider co-op students as potential employees
Co-op graduates earn 15% higher starting salaries than non-co-op graduates
Master your job search
Enhance your job search skills through extensive and specialized pre-employment training, including resume and cover letter writing, interview preparation, personalized career coaching and ongoing workplace support.
Expand your skill set
Diversify your degree and stand out to employers by gaining transferable skills and experiences in a broad range of roles.Some professional skills that you can develop include:
- Critical thinking and creative problem solving
- Research, analysis and project management
- Communications and writing
- Digital media and technology
- Leadership and teamwork
My Co-op work terms are the reason I was able to find a great job immediately after graduation.
Science Co-op
Psychology students enrolled in the BSc behavioural neuroscience program may apply into Science Co-op.
Get a head start exploring your career options with the opportunity to work in various research areas within the field of health and biomedical research through Science Co-op. Science Co-op placements will put you at the cutting edge of science and will give you an opportunity to put into practice what you have learned in the classroom.
Your work experience will take the form of four consecutive four-month work placements at a variety of local, national and international employers and will begin after you complete your third academic year. By third year, biopsychology major students must have completed PSYC 270 and be registered in PSYC 277/278.
Co-op showed me the kinds of careers available in both academia and industry and helped steer me into the biopharmaceutical sector. It directly provided me with the relevant work skills needed to be employed after graduation as well as an insider’s perspective of the industry in BC. I am where I am now because of my Co-op placements.
Student Research
Get into research as an undergraduate student.
Explore paid or volunteer research assistant, directed studies, or honours opportunities—or how to get hands-on research experience for course credit.
