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Travel

Adventure through the American West

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Camp

Explore nature firsthand

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Hike

See spectacular views

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Learn

Gain hands-on experience in the great outdoors

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Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Field Program!

The UGA Interdisciplinary Field Program (IFP) is an eight-week course in introductory Geology, Anthropology, and Ecology that travels throughout the Western U.S. during the summer semester. It uniquely integrates basic concepts from each discipline and applies them to North American landscapes through hands-on learning in a mobile, outdoor classroom. The IFP is a rewarding and challenging program that has been administered by the UGA Geology Department continuously since 1988. Students learn to balance life and learning in the field while developing important technical skills useful to career and professional development (e.g., maintaining a field notebook of academic observations, producing written reports, and creating maps).

Our Mission:

The goals of the program are to 1) provide students a science-based, interdisciplinary understanding of the natural processes that formed and continue to shape our environment, 2) understand how humans and other organisms are dependent upon, interact with, and alter the Earth’s landscape, and 3) predict how variation in environmental changes and adaptations will reshape life on Earth. The IFP fosters critical thinking skills by presenting multiple working hypotheses in discussions of past and current scientific questions and environmental issues.

Why IFP?

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“I made personal connections to professors, something I very much appreciated but haven’t been able to do at my past year at uga.”

Summer 2019 Participant

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“The greatest summer of my life. Truly have been changed by the staff and students on this trip.”

Summer 2019 Participant

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“I really pushed myself out of my comfort zone, but it was so worth it. I learned a lot and made so many good friends that will hopefully last a lifetime”

Summer 2019 Participant

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“Ifp, will change your life. It is seeing the natural world, with experienced experts at your side who love to be there for you. You won’t come back the same as you left, you will grow in appreciation for so many things.”

Summer 2019 Participant

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Info Sessions in Spring 2024

We encourage interested students to attend one of our pre-trip info sessions.
Dates for Fall 2024 will be announced.

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Itinerary for Summer 2024

IFP 2024 will run May 31 – July 29, 2024.
IFP 2025 will run May 30 – July 28, 2025.

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