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It is important that we distinguish between the terms field trips and field work:\nDifferent approval processes are in place depending on the category of the trip:\nOn Campus Field Trips\nDomestic Field Trips\nInternational Field Trips\nDomestic Fieldwork\nInternational Fieldwork\nDomestic Human Participant Research\nInternational Human Participant Research\nGeneral Considerations\nA field trip is an organized group educational activity that occurs outside of regular University of Waterloo classrooms. Field work refers to first-hand, direct investigation of a topic under study in a project for the purpose of observing and collecting information, usually as part of a thesis.\nField trips organized by units of the Faculty of Environment are approved by the Department Chair or Director of that unit\nThe Associate Dean of Undergraduate studies will approve field trips for all ENVS courses\nField work is approved by the Department Chair, with additional approvals required from the Provost for certain high-risk destinations\nSupervisors should prepare themselves to be able to make appropriate decisions when there is risk and uncertainty, particularly in remote situations. Students should be given appropriate advice and reasons why certain rules are to be followed. 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