Multidisciplinary Masters Co-op Stories

Apr 08, 2025
Co-op at Mass General Brigham Solidifies Plans for AI in Healthcare Career
After working for more than two years in the technology industry, Shikhar Patel, MS’25, information systems, began his pursuit of a graduate degree at Northeastern that would help him develop expertise in AI and large language models.

Apr 07, 2025
Industry-Aligned Curriculum and Co-op Create a Path to Career Success
Rigorous academics, multiple coding opportunities, and a co-op at First Help Financial have led Ruchika Shashidhara, MS’25, software engineering systems, on a path to career success.

Apr 07, 2025
Personalized Curriculum and Co-op Help Launch Cloud Computing Career
With a passion for cloud computing, Gauri Basutkar, MS’24, information systems, was able to personalize a curriculum and gain experience on co-op as a DevOps engineer intern at Omnic and a summer internship at Waters to support her career goals.

Feb 25, 2025
Academics and Software Skills Lead to Career Start at Amazon Web Services
Siddharth Gargava, MS’24, information systems, plans to use skills he acquired through his coursework and co-op at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a new software development engineer at Amazon Web Services.

Jan 29, 2025
Developing Project Management Expertise at Siemens Healthineers Co-op
A co-op and subsequent part-time position at Siemens Healthineers supporting its ultrasound systems, catheters, and transducers teams helped Purvakshi Thakkar, MS’24, information systems, develop project management and interpersonal skills.

Jan 16, 2025
Varied Coursework and Mentoring Are Key Factors to Successful Co-op
For Kshitijkumar Tiwari, MS’24, information systems, the wide range of courses and accessibility to faculty mentors led him to a successful co-op at Commonwealth Financial Network. He plans to pursue a career focusing on AI tools and applications.

Dec 11, 2024
Co-op Role Leads to Full-Time Position at Fidelity Investments
Through careful preparation, Prishaa Mittal, MS’24, information systems, secured a co-op as an IT auditor at Fidelity Investments, which eventually became a full-time position because of her IT skills, professionalism, and strong work ethic.

Dec 10, 2024
Academic Experience Is Key to Successful Co-op at Tesla
Courses in software design and development and agile project management, helped Monil Shas, MS’25, information systems, excel as a full-stack developer during a co-op at Tesla.