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Master thesis for students in mathematical sciences (MSMNFMA)

This page tells you how to choose a topic and a supervisor for a master thesis in mathematical sciences. All the permanent scientific staff in the Department of Mathematical Sciences are possible supervisors. You should directly contact one or several of those you think offer an interesting topic for a thesis (see the list below). The list below is a common list for bachelor theses, MTFYMA projects and master theses, so not all topics might be available for all types of thesis. The supervisor will inform you about possible prerequisites to take on a thesis.

The deadline for registering your supervisor is 31st January at 16:00.

MSMNFMA students: Register supervisor/project for the 2025/2026 study year

In writing a master thesis in mathematical sciences, one needs to address the UN's sustainability goals. You find these goals here on page 14. If you want to look at the sustainability strategy of the IE-faculty look here, where page 9 explains the requirements to a bachelor or a master thesis with respect to the UN's sustainability goals.

Master thesis

The master thesis MA3911 (45 credit points) is a mandatory part of a master degree in mathematical sciences. The master thesis is awarded a grade in the usual interval of grades from F up to A. An oral presentation of the thesis is also part of the work with the master thesis. For more information regarding thesis, please see Innsida

For those obtaining a bachelor degree in mathematical sciences from NTNU, one would normally have the same supervisor for the master degree. In that case discuss the topic for the master thesis with your bachelor supervisor. If you want a different supervisor for the master degree, then you must yourself take the initiative for that change. Then consult the catalogue below and contact directly the scientific staff in charge and discuss possible topics for the master thesis.

Deadlines and requirements for a master thesis

  • The deadline for handing in a master thesis is 1st June (spring term) and 15th December (autumn term).
  • The thesis is submitted in Inspera.
  • The students' written and oral presentations are assessed by an internal (not supervisor) and one (or more) external examinator.
  • The examiners must use the following assessment form (pdf) / assessment form (doc) when censoring the thesis.
  • We recommend that students read the examiner's guide. This guide gives the students an insight into how the thesis is assessed.
  • The master thesis must reflect on the sustainability relevance of the thesis based on the United Nations' sustainability goals. This is a formal requirement and can be implemented, for example, by a paragraph in the introduction.

Printing and completion of master thesis

The Department of Mathematical Sciences offer to cover the cost of printing of 2 copies of size B5 or A4 of your master thesis, one for the student and one for the supervisor. Additional copies must be paid by you/the student. You can order your print of your thesis through the service of NTNU Grafisk.

When ordering your print at NTNU Grafisk, remember to use the correct "kostnadssted": "631505 Institutt for matematiske fag", and "Leveres med NTNUs Transporttjeneste/NTNU Transport service". "Prosjektnummer" and "analyse" you can disregard.

Both copies will be sent to the department, which will make sure that both your supervisor and you will get a copy each.

You will also find information about how to complete the thesis for submission and how to order printed copies of it at Innsida.

If you have question about printing please contact Elin Merethe Todal in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

Master agreement

The deadline for handing in a master agreement is 15th September. You can some find information about it here. If you need more information on how to fill out the masters agreement, you can find this here

LaTeX

Here is a short list of LaTeX resources at NTNU.

  1. Beginner course in LaTeX given by the library at NTNU (Sign up, the course is in Norwegian)
  2. An introduction to LaTeX from PVV. (Various text based resources)

Supervisor and Project catalogue

Here is a list of potential supervisors and topics that are available for projects, bachelor thesis and master thesis, and who are supervising these topics. If you find a topic that interests you, click on the person(s) listed under that topic, and you will gain access to specific descriptions of projects, bachelor thesis and master thesis. However, as a student you are encouraged to contact directly the scientific staff to obtain more information about the different topics and projects/thesis.

Algebra (og kryptografi/and cryptography)
Petter Bergh
Aslak Bakke Buan
Kurusch Ebrahimi-Fard
Kristian Gjøsteen
Sondre Kvamme
Steffen Oppermann
Øyvind Solberg
Analyse / Analysis
Harmonisk analyse med anvendelser
Harmonic Analysis with Applications
Stine Marie Berge
Mats Ehrnström
Sigrid Grepstad
Franz Luef
Eugenia Malinnikova
Carlos Mudarra
Karl-Mikael Perfekt
Flere komplekse variable
Several Complex Variables
Marius Irgens
Xu Wang
Kompleks analyse og operatorteori
Complex Analysis and Operator Theory
Karl-Mikael Perfekt
Kristian Seip
Analytisk tallteori
Analytic Number Theory
Andrii Bondarenko
Manuel Hauke
Kristian Seip
Operatoralgebraer og ikke-kommutativ geometri
Operator Algebras and Noncommutative Geometry
Franz Luef
Eduard Ortega
Kvanteinformasjon og programmering
Quantum Information and Programming
Franz Luef
Eduard Ortega
Geometrisk og ikke-lineær funksjonalanalyse
Geometric and Nonlinear Functional Analysis
Carlos Mudarra
Differensiallikninger og numerisk analyse / Differential Equations and Numerical Analysis
Analyse på differensialligninger
Analysis on Differential Equations
Kurusch Ebrahimi-Fard
Mats Ehrnström
Jørgen Endal
Katrin Grunert
Helge Holden
Espen R. Jakobsen
Numerikk
Numerics
Ronny Bergmann
Elena Celledoni
Charles Curry
Kurusch Ebrahimi-Fard
Mats Ehrnström
James Jackaman
Jørgen Endal
Markus Grasmair
Helge Holden
Espen R. Jakobsen
Trond Kvamsdal
Anne Kværnø
Knut-Andreas Lie
Andre Massing
Brynjulf Owren
Xavier Raynaud
Optimering
Optimization
Ronny Bergmann
Markus Grasmair
Dietmar Hömberg
Elisabeth Köbis
Geometri & topologi / Geometry & Topology
Rune Haugseng
Drew Heard
Clover May
Gereon Quick
Alexander Schmeding
Marius Thaule
Matematikkdidaktikk / Didactics of Mathematics
Yael Fleischmann
Frode Rønning
Heidi Strømskag
Statistikk / Statistics
Beregningsorientert statistikk
Computational Statistics
Jo Eidsvik
Geir-Arne Fuglstad
Sara Martino
Bob O'Hara
Andrea Riebler
Ingelin Steinsland
Gunnar Taraldsen
Håkon Tjelmeland
Jarle Tufto
Biostatistikk
Biostatistics
Andreas Asheim
Thea Bjørnland
Stefanie Muff
Bob O'Hara
Andrea Riebler
Ingelin Steinsland
Jarle Tufto
Romlig statistikk
Spatial Statistics
Jo Eidsvik
Geir-Arne Fuglstad
Bob O'Hara
Andrea Riebler
Ingelin Steinsland
Håkon Tjelmeland
Statistikk og finans
Statistical Finance
Espen R. Jakobsen
Jacob Laading
Statistisk inferens
Statistical Inference
Øyvind Bakke
Thea Bjørnland
Ben Dunn
Gunnar Taraldsen
Jarle Tufto
Statistisk læring
Statistical Learning
Erlend Aune
Thea Bjørnland
Ben Dunn
Jo Eidsvik
Markus Grasmair
Gunnar Taraldsen
Teoretisk statistikk
Theoretical Statistics
Gunnar Taraldsen
Eksterne prosjekt / External Projects
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2025-01-23, Gereon Quick