Master's Thesis

The thesis is aimed at enhancing the students’ ability to work independently towards the solution of a theoretical and/or experimental research and development problem in nuclear engineering.

The Master's Thesis (30 ECTS) involves the full-time workload of a full semester (25 weeks), allocated in the fourth semester of the Master's program.

In general, the Master's Thesis is pursued in one of the research laboratories of the external pageNuclear Energy and Safety Department (NES)call_made at PSI or the ETH Domain’s research institute, which is Switzerland’s main player in R&D related to nuclear (fission) energy. A senior NES scientist, under academic mentorship of the responsible professor, is identified for direct supervision of the Master's research.

Alternatively, Master's Theses can be accomplished in the Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Systems at ETH Zurich or in the external pageLaboratory of Reactor Physics and Systems Behaviourcall_made at EPF Lausanne. The definition of the work plans for each Master’s Thesis, as well as the goals, is monitored by the supervising professor, who doesn’t have to be the tutor.

Before starting the Master's Thesis, all students must have obtained at least 80 of the 90 course work credits (including the 8 credits for the Semester Project). All students must register the Master’s Thesis on myStudies with all the details: start date, submission deadline and title, and also upload the project description. The thesis is only registered definitely after confirmation by the supervisor and the tutor.

The Director of Studies may approve an extension of the submission deadline, if cogent reasons are given. To request an extension of the submission deadline for a project or thesis, the following form needs to be filled in DownloadRequest to extend project/thesis (PDF, 613 KB)vertical_align_bottom and submitted either by email or by post to the D-MAVT Student Administration.