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401-4990-02L 30 Credits MSC D-MATH
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Master's Thesis

Only students who fulfil the following criteria are allowed to begin with their Master's thesis: a. successful completion of the Bachelor's programme; b. fulfilling of any additional requirements necessary to gain admission to the Master's programme; c. They have acquired at least 16 credits in the category “Core courses” for Programme Regulations 2014 and 40 credits in the category “Main Areas” for Programme Regulations 2020. Successful participation in the course unit 401-2000-00L Scientific Works in Mathematics is required. For more information, see
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Abstract

The master's thesis concludes the study programme. Thesis work should prove the students' ability to independent, structured and scientific working.

Objective

Thesis work should prove the students' ability to independent, structured and scientific working.

Content

Five-month project to solve a research question. The content can be more theoretical (e.g. proving a new result) or applied (developing new methods or making a very sophisticated application and adapting existing methods).

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
diploma thesis Master's Thesis (Statistics)
  • By Appointment None-None
800 h semesterly

Offered In

  • Statistics Master (The following courses belong to the curriculum of the Master's Programme in Statistics. The corresponding credits do not count as external credits even for course units where an enrolment at ETH Zurich is not possible.)