nyu master's thesis

Term: Fall (independent/seminar) and Spring (independent)

Credits: 0 - 4 (no more than 4 credits total for both terms)

FTE : Fall and Spring

The master’s thesis constitutes an analysis of a specific topic that engages with the existing literature and which makes an argument supported by evidence and using the methodologies of the discipline.  

Students interested in pursuing the thesis option must secure a faculty advisor (must be full-time MCC faculty ) to complete the thesis. Your thesis advisor is extremely important throughout every stage: meet with them frequently to discuss project scope, research inquiries, methods, findings, and progress of your writing.

Additionally, every fall semester, the department offers the class MCC-GE 2900: Thesis in Media, Culture, and Communication in order to guide students through the process of writing a thesis. The thesis course is an optional but recommended component of completing a thesis. Students not interested in the course are welcome to work directly and independently with their thesis advisor. 

Students considering the thesis should carefully read through the Thesis Guide, Sample Abstracts, and become familiar with the Thesis Planning Checklist below to understand the scope of work required for the thesis. 

Thesis credits may be taken as pass/fail.

NOTE: Thesis enrollment is determined via an application process, with the main requirement being a faculty advisor who is willing to advise your project .  If you are unable to secure an advisor, you may still apply for the Writing course, the Project course, the Synthesis course, or take the exam.

Thesis Application Process

January-February:   Create a list of potential faculty advisors and develop your thesis ideas, including research questions, methods, reading lists, etc. 

March - April : It is the student’s responsibility to approach faculty for one-on-one meetings. Students should come prepared to the meetings with their research topic and a proposal draft.

May 1 : Students submit the Thesis Application with their faculty advisor’s approval. 

May or June : Students receive access codes to register for the thesis from the department. No need to email us!

Master Thesis Guide Read this guide carefully to understand the thesis structure and writing process. Refer back to this document often  even as you're writing the thesis. 

Sample Thesis Abstracts

Review previous abstracts to get an idea of what the thesis consists of . You can also email Winnie to read sample theses from former students.

Thesis Application

Step 4: Submit the thesis application by May 1

Final Thesis Approval Form (u pon completion)

Final Step for completion: Complete when submitting your thesis (first week of May before graduation)

For Students Completing the Thesis Spring 202 4

These are the absolute latest deadlines for graduation. 

If you submit a complete draft of your thesis to your advisor after this deadline without making arrangements with them in advance, it is possible you may not be able to graduate in your desired term. 

This email and timeline will be shared with your advisor, but please check in with them as they may recommend earlier deadlines.

Dates to make note of: 

February 1 5,2024 : Deadline to Apply for Graduation  

April 1,2024 :  Submit the first draft to your advisor for feedback (You should submit sections to your advisor in advance for continuous feedback).

April 22,2024 :  Final final draft to advisor for grading/approval

May 1, 2024 : Email a copy of your complete thesis + Master's Thesis Approval Form to [email protected] . 

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The Master's degree in mathematics encompasses the basic graduate curriculum in mathematics, and also offers the opportunity of some more specialized training in an area of interest.  A typical Master's course of study will involve basic courses in real analysis, complex analysis and linear algebra, followed by other fundamental courses such as probability, scientific computing, and differential equations. Depending on their mathematical interests, students will then be able to take more advanced graduate courses in pure and applied mathematics.  Information about admission on a non-degree basis is  here .

See frequently-asked questions regarding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on MS programs.

Degree Requirements

A candidate for the Master's degree in mathematics must fulfill a number of departmental requirements .

The Written Comprehensive Examinations

Master’s students who choose the Written Comprehensive Examinations option must pass with an overall grade of B. The three-part Written Comprehensive Examination is administered by the department twice a year in early September and early January. Most Master's students tend to take the exam toward the end of their graduate studies.

Students are permitted to take the written examinations twice with no special permission.  A third and final attempt may be granted by the Department on a case-by-case basis.

The examinations, in advanced calculus, complex variables and linear algebra, may include some of the following material:

Advanced Calculus:  Real numbers. Functions of one variable: continuity, mean-value, differentiability, maxima and minima, integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, inequalities, estimation of sums and integrals, elementary functions and their power series. Funtions of several variables: partial derivatives, chain rule, MacLaurin expansion, critical points, Lagrange multipliers, inverse and implicit function theorems, jacobian, divergence and curl, theorems of Green and Stokes.

Complex Variables:  Complex numbers, analytical functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy's integral and applications, power series, maximum principle, Liouville's theorem, elementary functions and their conformal maps, bilinear transformation, classification of singularities, residue theorem and contour integration, Laurent series, Rouche's theorem, number of zeros and poles. 

Linear Algebra:  Vector spaces, linear dependence, basis, dimension, linear transformation, inner product, systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, ranks, eigenvalues, diagonalization of matrices, quadratics forms, symmetric and orthogonal transformations.

Cooperative preparation is encouraged, as it is for all examinations. Students may also find the following books helpful:

Buck,  Advanced Calculus ; Courant and John,  Introduction to Calculus and Analysis ; Strang,  Linear Algebra ; Churchill,  Complex Variables and Applications .

Master's Thesis

Students who have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher and taken at least 18 credits in the program have the option to write a Master's thesis under the supervision of a Mathematics faculty member. In certain cases involving interdisciplinary research, a second advisor outside the Department of Mathematics may be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. All students must submit the Thesis Proposal and Advisor Approval form, outlining the research plan for the thesis which has been approved by the thesis advisor, to the Program Administrator at least four months prior to the graduation date. The completed Master's thesis must be approved by two readers -- the thesis advisor and a second reader. At least one of the readers must be a full-time Courant Mathematics faculty member. You can find more detailed information in the Thesis Guidelines FAQ.

Academic Standards

To continue registering for courses in the Department of Mathematics, a student must be in a good academic standing, fulfilling the following requirements:

• Students must maintain an average of B or better (3.0) in their first 12 credits. Students failing to achieve this will not be permitted to continue in the program. Students cannot obtain an M.S. degree unless they have maintained an overall average of at least B
• Students will be allowed no more than four no-credit grades, withdrawals, or unresolved incomplete grades during their academic tenure, and no more than two such grades in the first six courses for which they have registered.
• Credit will be given for up to two core courses taken elsewhere, subject to the normal GSAS restrictions on transfer of credit and the approval of the Program Coordinator. At least 24 course points must be taken at New York University.

For any questions contact us at:

Office of Admissions and Student Affairs Department of Mathematics Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences 251 Mercer Street New York, NY 10012-1185 Phone (212) 998-3238 Fax (212) 995-4121 [email protected]

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Dissertations & Theses as Research Sources

Repositories of dissertations and theses submitted by PhD and masters students are good places to survey pre-publication research. Dissertations are usually very narrowly-focused thorough and in-depth explorations of a topic. Dissertations and theses are also excellent bibliography-mining territory. Because submitters of Masters and PhD theses and dissertations are required to conduct a comprehensive survey of the existing literature relevant to their question, these documents often contain useful literature reviews and contain meticulously compiled bibliographies.

Searching Dissertations & Theses

Dissertations and theses in Electrical and Electronic Engineering can be searched across institutions using ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.

• Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window Dissertations and Theses Global contains indexes, dissertations and some theses. Full-text is available for many dissertations and theses, including those from NYU.

Dissertations & Theses in Institutional Repositories

Many academic institutions host their own repositories of faculty and student research. In addition to dissertations and theses, institutional repositories often contain technical reports , datasets , conference papers and other files associated with conference presentations . The following is a list of some of the more robust institutional Computer Science repositories.

Hundreds of PhD theses and other technical reports from Cambridge University’s Computer Laboratory. The repository contains current documents and extends back to the 1970s.

• Carnegie Mellon Research Showcase Carnegie Mellon’s institutional repository contains conference proceedings, working papers and technical reports, and theses in four separate collections relevant to Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The two main relevant collections are: the “Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering” and the “Robotics Institute” Of the two the “Robotics Institute” is more current.

Over 300 documents related to Electrical Engineering, including Columbia dissertations, articles, datasets, and technical reports.

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