Master Degree Course

Materials Science: Master Degree Regulations 2005

Structure of the Master Degree Course. During the first two semesters of the Master Degree Course, the students choose about ten specialized courses among the six areas of specialization (Materials Creation, Materials Analysis and Properties, Materials Modeling and Simulation, Molecular Bioengineering, Nano-Science and -Technology, Materials and Economics). Such an area of specialization, each coordinated by a Program Director within the department, offers six to fourteen specialized courses. A maximum of 24 credit points out of the specialized courses of a single area of specialization is credited.
If 20 credit points or more are taken from the courses of a particular area of specialization, this area can be mentioned on the graduate's Master's Degree certificate.
Moreover, the Master degree students will work on two separate projects during the semester break.

Master’s Thesis. Six months are set aside for the Master’s Thesis. It can be started in the third semester at the earliest and constitutes at the same time the end of the Master's degree. The Master's Thesis will encourage the students to work independently and in a structured and scientific way. It is guided by a professor of the Department of Materials. In order to maintain standards of quality, reports from an examiner and a co-examiner will be sought on all Master’s Theses. Evaluation criteria include the research progress made, technical skills learned, as well as the Thesis and its oral presentation.
The Master's Thesis is credited with 30 credit points.

Further Requirements. In order to obtain the Master's degree certificate, four credit points from the area of Humanities, and Social and Political Sciences need to be earned.
To obtain the Master's Degree certificate, 90 credit points are necessary whereof at least 60 credit points have to be earned at the ETH Zurich.