Horticulture Graduate Certificate & Undergraduate Courses

Graduate Certificate Course Information

Advanced Greenhouse Crop Production

University:

Texas Tech University

Course Number:

PSS 5415-X01

Credit Hours:

4 credit hours - $590 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 20, 2021 - May 11, 2021

Overview

Course Description

Concepts of greenhouse construction, operation and management for a variety of horticultural crops, but with an emphasis on ornamental crops will be covered. Course content includes Greenhouse construction, heating, cooling, growing media, pest management, nutrition, fertility, growth regulation, irrigation, postharvest handling, and marketing of greenhouse crops. 4 credits.

Contacts

Instructor

Catherine Simpson
Office: 806-834-5691
Catherine.Simpson@ttu.edu

Campus Coordinator

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

Textbooks

Not Required

Course Access

Blackboard at TTU

Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at Texas Tech University, the TTU campus coordinator, Ashlee Murden, will email instructions to each student enrolled in the courses taught by Texas Tech. This e-mail will contain information regarding the setup of their eRaider access through the campus IT Help Central department. If assistance is needed regarding setup of their eRaider access, IT Help Central can be contacted at 806-742-4357 (HELP) or toll-free at 877-484-3573 or ithelpcentral@ttu.edu. Students will need to identify themselves as an IDEA student to IT Help personnel for proper guidance. The e-mail will also include information about accessing the Texas Tech Blackboard system for their courses. Courses will be available on the first day of class, but may not be available prior to that date.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Comments

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Information is subject to change.

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Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

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