Fall term annually. 4 credit hours LGHT-4840 Human Factors in Lighting An introduction to lighting and human factors, including classical literature and contemporary studies and development of skills needed to conduct and evaluate human factors research. Fall term annually. 4 credit hours LGHT-4940 Advanced Individual Projects in Lighting Individual projects and readings adapted to the needs of individual students at the advanced level. An introduction to the philosophy of research and different approaches to it.
Emphasis is placed on planning, executing, analyzing, and describing experiments.
Each student is required to keep a laboratory notebook and to perform statistical tests in concert with assigned research projects. Spring term annually. The development of skills in lighting research or design through completing projects under faculty guidance. Students have options to pursue topics that develop skills suited to their career goals in lighting. In all cases, project work includes investigation, reporting, and presentation of findings or proposals.