Theses
REMEMBER: each project for a Term, BSc-, or MSc-Thesis must be approved via this form.
A thesis project is usually supervised and graded by a lecturer in charge of teaching a Core Course or a course in a Field of Specialization, but any other lecturer of ETH Zurich, who is entitled to supervise master thesis in her or his own department is also eligible.
The topic of a thesis project must be approved by the Director of Studies CSE. Approval can be requested via the form above and needs a brief description of the project. That description must convey that the following requirements are satisfied:
All projects in CSE must involve the application of core CSE techniques and must have a strong software implementation component. Algorithm development and implementation, numerical or discrete modeling, or simulations must constitute the main contribution of the student to the project.
If a thesis project is conducted at an institution or company outside ETH Zurich, an authorized lecturer of ETH Zurich must take responsibility as in-house supervisor.
Please also note the general procedures for doing thesis projects:
protected page Procedure for Semester/BSc/MSc-theses
All theses/projects end with a written report (including the declaration of originality) and with a presentation.
The Bachelor Thesis in CSE ends the BSc program and can be written not earlier than 5th semester, better in 6. semester of study. It should require about 420 hours and 14 ECTS are obtained. Both full time and part time work are allowed.
A Term Thesis in CSE should be computational and application oriented work in a team in order to deepen the knowledge in an application area. It should require about 160-240 hours and 8 ECTS are obtained for an accepted paper. The supervisor defines the tasks to be accomplished and establishes the dates of start and end of the work. A term theis is graded pass/fail.
The Master Thesis takes 6 months, which is a strict deadline for its completion, and is supposed to be full-time work. It concludes the CSE Master studies and should train students for independent work on a particular topic. 30 ECTS credits are awarded for an accepted thesis.