Master Project

The Master thesis project requires 6 months of full time study and is awarded 30 credit points upon completion. The project may only be started when all other requirements have been completed. This applies in particular to the semester project as well as to industry/research internships (see DownloadArt. 35 of the study regulations (PDF, 648 KB)). The project should demonstrate innovative, independent scientific work and culminates with a written thesis.

The Master project can be carried out in an industrial setting or laboratory outside of the ETH. The Master project cannot be done at the same place as the research project, or internship (Exceptions can be granted by the tutor, or in case the tutor is involved, the study coordinator).

Consult the individual websites under Research for available Master thesis topics. Alternatively, go through the external pageSiROP website to find a suitable project.

The Master project should not be performed in the same laboratory as the semester project or the group- and research projects.

Master projects can be supervised by ETH professors from the field of Biomedical Engineering (Downloadsee list (PDF, 166 KB)). Find a professor, and discuss with him/her your project using the following form. This must be done BEFORE the start of the project.
Semester/Master DownloadProject Plan (DOC, 64 KB) (example)

When submitting the written document for your Master project, include the plagiarism Form (in German). All documents (Project Plan, Written Report and Plagiarism Plan) are not submitted to study administration - this remains between you the the host group.

If the deadline should be extended due to unforseen circumstances, please send a signed request form to