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Horticulture Graduate Certificate & Undergraduate Courses

Graduate Certificate Course Information

Advanced Lighting Technology in Urban Agriculture

University:
Kansas State University Kansas State University logo
Course Number:
AAI 795
Credit Hours:
2 credit hours - $610 per credit
Start/End Dates:
January 21, 2025 - May 16, 2025

Overview

Course Description

Advanced Lighting Technology in Urban Agriculture is a lecture-based course focused on the artificial lighting applications in the field of urban agriculture. Drawing from various lighting technologies, including fluorescent, incandescent, high-intensity discharge lamps, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), this course delves into the principles, techniques, and advancements in utilizing artificial lighting systems to optimize plant growth, development, and productivity in urban farming settings. This course will emphasize the practical application and benefits of these lighting technologies, highlighting their energy efficiency, longevity, spectral control, and environmental sustainability.

Contacts

Instructor

Teng Yang
tengy@k-state.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

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Textbooks

TBD

Course Access

 
Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class at K-State, the K-State campus coordinator, Ashley Schultz, will email course access instructions to visiting students for courses taught by K-State. These instructions are also available on the Visiting Students webpage at K-State. By following the course access instructions, visiting students create their K-State eID and complete the K-State Course Access Form. Students meeting all deadlines for eID creation and submission will have access to Canvas by the first day of class.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.