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The Great Lakes

The Great Lakes

The Great Lakes

This minicourse focuses on environmental issues in the Great Lakes. Topics include the formation and geology of the Great Lakes, hydrology and dynamics of water levels, effect of invasive species on food webs and fisheries, and pollution, particularly the role of nutrients in causing toxic algal blooms.
School(s)/College(s)
Literature, Science, & Arts » Earth and Environmental Sciences
Course Number(s) UM Course ID Academic Level Credits Sustainability Category*
EARTH 112 048702 Undergraduate 1 Sustainability-Focused

* A course is defined as sustainability-focused if the course title or description points to an explicit focus on sustainability. Sustainability-inclusive courses are those in which sustainability is clearly included in the course content.

Academic Terms

YearSession(s)
2026Winter, Spring
2025Winter, Fall
2024Winter, Spring, Fall