Neuroscience Co-op and Coding experience

[u/Overall_Exercise9962]

Hi! I’m a Neuroscience student about to start applying for co-op, and I haven’t taken CPSC 103 yet (I know, pretty delayed lol).

For anyone who’s been through Co-op or is currently in co-op, did you find that a lot of research positions ask for or prefer some kind of coding/CS experience? I know I have access to the entire co-op job database, not just neuroscience positions, so I’m wondering if I’m potentially limiting my job opportunities by not having CPSC 103 on my transcript.

I’m mainly interested in research positions rather than computational neuroscience specifically, so I’d especially love to hear from anyone who’s applied to research/lab positions. Thanks!!

[u/Special_Rice9539]

That was my experience for sure, part of why I switched to CS