{"id":18529,"date":"2025-11-13T14:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fist\/?page_id=18529"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:33:48","slug":"co-op","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fist\/co-op\/","title":{"rendered":"FIST Co-op"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/11\/P_CarletonPhotography_VictoriaDayWeekend_120824-16-1024x683.jpg); background-position: 59% 31%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        FIST Co-op Program\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>FIST is one of the few Gender Studies programs in Canada that offers paid co-op work experience as an option of your degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"get-paid-while-gaining-real-world-experience\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Paid While Gaining Real-World Experience!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Feminist Institute of Social Transformation (FIST) at Carleton University now offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/co-op\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/co-op\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Co-op opportunity<\/a> designed for students interested in social justice, gender equity, research, and community engagement, bridging classroom learning with meaningful, real-world experience, while getting paid!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"co-op-education-benefits\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Co-op Education Benefits:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Practical Experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Networking across sectors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paid work terms averaging $22\/hour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce student debt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transferable professional skills and competencies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"why-join-the-fist-co-op\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Join the<\/strong> <strong>FIST Co-op?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply your learning beyond the classroom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gain hands-on experience in research &amp; programming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work alongside faculty, staff, and community partners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop skills for careers in advocacy, policy, education, and the non-profit sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earn paid work experience while completing your studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"the-carleton-co-op-advantage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Carleton Co-op Advantage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/co-op\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/co-op\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Co-operative Education<\/a> integrates academic learning with applied, hands-on experience. Students alternate between study terms at Carleton and paid work placements lasting four, eight, or twelve months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in Ottawa, Carleton University sits at the heart of an unparalleled network of federal government\u00a0departments and\u00a0agencies, NGOs,\u00a0and\u00a0global companies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"has-fit-text\">To learn more about the Co-op Program, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/co-op\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.carleton.ca\/co-op<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIST is one of the few Gender Studies programs in Canada that offers paid co-op work experience as an option of your degree. 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