By: Jasmine Ho For Sydney Davidson, the Master of Public Relations Internship Program has turned classroom learning into hands-on experience—and given her the confidence to take the next step in her career. Originally from rural…
Academics - Co-operative Education
By: Raina DeBrouwer Work-Integrated Learning has been making a splash in the news lately. Work-integrated learning, or WIL, blends academic study with hands-on work through work terms like co-ops, internships, and field placements. While…
By: Raina DeBrouwer Growing up in Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation – an Indigenous community nestled between Antigonish and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia – Gabriele Robitaille had big dreams. He described himself as a “naïve youth”, wanting…
By: Raina DeBrouwer Since 2006, Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) has been granting students the opportunity to earn something that isn’t currently available at any other Canadian university: a Master of Public Relations (MPR) degree.…
We’re often asked by employers how they can attract top talent with their job postings. With nearly 46 years of co-op under our belt at MSVU, we’ve taken note of the types of jobs students…
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) are at the heart of the co-operative education and work-integrated learning programs (co-op and WIL). With the support of various MSVU departments and committees, along with the efforts of…
Mount Saint Vincent University offers an internship program for Master of Public Relations students. Internships focus on helping you gain valuable professional experience in a real-world work environment. The internship counts as an elective, meaning…
2024 officially marked 45 years of co-op & work-integrated learning excellence at Mount Saint Vincent University, and we celebrated! For over four and a half decades, MSVU co-op, internship and work experience students have excelled…
By: Raina DeBrouwer The first thing Fei Xie noticed when his plane landed in Halifax from Yinchuan, China was that it was cold. The temperature in Yinchuan never falls below zero degrees Celsius, so Halifax’s…