The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a fully funded Master’s in Physics. The Master of Science is a combination of approximately two years of coursework, plus a research project or thesis. Graduate work is offered in various areas of physics. Research and teaching assistant positions are available to incoming and current graduate students. Most graduate students work as teaching assistants (TA) for at least their first year in the program. After the first year, students are expected to be supported by a research assistantship which is usually funded from research grants held by individual faculty members.