Semester paper and Master's thesis

Preparations

1. Ensure that you meet the following requirements before you begin writing a semester paper or Master’s thesis:
   
   • Requirements for a semester paper:
     • Passed lecture in «Scientific Works in Mathematics» or «Scientific Works in Physics» 
   • Requirements for a Master’s thesis:
     • Bachelor’s degree obtained
     • Passed any additional requirements
     • At least 2 performance assessments in the «Core Courses» category have been passed
     • All performance assessments in the «Specialisation Areas» category (including the seminar) have been passed
     • Semester paper passed
     • Passed lecture in «Scientific Works in Mathematics» or «Scientific Works in Physics»
2. Supervision: In principle, any teaching faculty member at ETH Zurich is authorised to supervise semester papers and Master’s theses in CSE. However, each paper or thesis must be approved by the Director of Studies CSE. Students must apply for approval via the online portal myCSE. 
3. Register your semester paper or Master’s thesis in myStudies. Registration must take place at least 2 weeks before the start.
4. Once your supervisor and the D-MATH study administration have given approval for your thesis, you may begin work on it. You are not permitted to start without approval!