Field Studies

Students - Field Studies
Killian Liptrot, Cassidy Davis, Blair Wefescheide,
Joseph Spinogatti - 2014 London Field Studies Participants

Experimental Cities: New York City Field Studies


Enhance your current research by traveling to New York City with a small group of your peers to conduct research over spring break. Students complete this week-long field studies program as part of a semester-long research project, using the extraordinary resources of New York City to complement their research. In this program, you’ll also participate in daily group activities and the discussion of a common reader to provide you with a model for how to redefine your own research. Cultural events and excursions supplement the program. 

Ursula Simmons
“My career goal is to work for the United Nations. Without the New York Field Studies program, I would not have been given the chance to move one step closer tofulfilling that dream.” — Ursula Simmons (Political Science)

            Application Details:

 

Eligible Dietrich School undergraduates...

 

  • are interested in joining a community of scholars; and
  • have a faculty sponsor within the project discipline responsible for oversight of the project.
Application: TBD 2023
Deadline: TBD 2023

 


London Field Studies


 In this rigorous field study, you will travel to London, England, during the first two weeks of May to access resources unavailable in the United States and to enrich your independent spring and summer term-long research.

Participants will be immersed in an innovative urban center—the most populous capital of Western Europe and one of the world’s global cities—as well as a community of their peers, undergraduates dedicated to independently designed research projects. The city of London and the Field Studies program empower you to not only improve your research project, but also to see it and yourself in an international context.

In pre- and post-trip meetings with your peers, you also will discuss the thematic similarities and differences between your diverse projects. While you will conduct the majority of your study independently, at locations decided by you and a faculty mentor, planned cultural activities and daily group discussions will enhance your project.  

Blair Wegescheide

“The London Field Studies trip challenged me to work independently and outside of my comfort zone. The trip broadened my understanding of what I’ve been learning in the classroom and really helped me to expand my interests in a real-world setting.” — Blair Wegescheide (Architectural Studies and Urban Studies)

 

Application Details:

 

Eligible Dietrich School undergraduates...

  • are interested in joining a community of scholars; and
  • have a faculty sponsor within the project discipline responsible for oversight of the project.
Application: Online Application
Deadline: January 6, 2023