This report officially records the actions of the University of Washington Curriculum Review Committee. The Committee meets September through June to consider applications for curriculum changes submitted by the schools and colleges of the University of Washington.
This report also announces the actions of the Faculty Council of Academic Standards and the Board of Regents regarding program and degree changes.
Course Change Applications received after the deadline for the specified quarter will be considered for the next quarter for which the deadline has not passed. New courses can be added to the curriculum after the deadline.
Applications must be received in the University Curriculum Office, 248 Schmitz, Box 355850, by 5 pm on the deadline date. For courses offered jointly by more than one school or college, an application from each school or college must be received by the University Curriculum Office by the deadline date.
Please address any questions regarding the curriculum process at the University of Washington to the university curriculum office at uwcr@u.washington.edu.
NEW COURSES
UNDERGRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS (0-A)
Program on Environmental Studies (1014)
ENVIR 460 Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices (3) SUSTAIN PRACTICES. Offered jointly with ESC 460. Effective WIN/2001.
ENVIR 478 Topics in Sustainable Fisheries (3, max 9) SUSTAINABLE FISH. Offered jointly with FISH 478 and BIOL 478. Effective WIN/2001
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Biology (0112)
BIOL 478 Topics in Sustainable Fisheries (3, max 9) SUSTAINABLE FISH. Offered jointly with FISH 478 and ENVIR 478. Effective WIN/2001
Physics (0239)
PHYS 315 Applications of Modern Physics (3) APP MOD PHYS. Effective WIN/2001 to WIN/2001.
Zoology (0297)
ZOOL 526 Graduate Topics in Sustainable Fisheries (2, max 6) GR SUSTAINABLE FISH. Offered jointly with FISH 578. Effective WIN/2001.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H)
Education (0351)
EDSPE 502 Collaboration: Working with Parents and Professionals (3) COLLABORATION. Conversion from temporary to permanent status. Effective: WIN/2001.
COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES (0-L)
Forest Resources (0523)
ESC 460 Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices (3) SUSTAIN PRACTICES. Offered jointly with ENVIR 460. Effective WIN/2001.
THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S)
Library (0671)
LIS 519 Special Topics in Information Behavior (1-4, max 4) SPEC TOP INFO BEHAV. Effective SPR/2001
LIS 559 Special Topics in the Social Context of Information (1-4, max 4) SPEC TOP SOC CONT. Effective SPR/2001.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Immunology (0927)
IMMUN 553 Recombination And Repair In B Cell Development (1, max 30) R/R IN B CELLS. Credit/no credit only. Effective WIN/2001.
IMMUN 565 Signaling and Costimulatory Regulation of T Cell Function (1, max 30) SIGNL/COSTIM T FUNC. Credit/no credit only. Effective WIN/2001.
Medical Education (0918)
MEDED 532 Computing Concepts for Medical Informatics II (3) COMPUT CONCEPTS II. Effective WIN/2001.
MEDED 535 Clinical Topics for Informatics (3) CLIN TOPIC INFORMAT. Effective WIN/2001.
MEDED 537 Informatics Research and Evaluation Methods (3) BIOINFORM RESEARCH. Effective WIN/2001.
Medicine (0915)
CONJ 545 Molecular Interactions and Medicine (1.5) MOLECULAR MEDICINE. Effective SPR/2001.
Pharmacology (0926)
PHCOL 573 Signaling Systems Linked to Neuroinflammation (1) MICROGLIA AND CB. Effective WIN/2001.
COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K)
Fisheries (0452)
FISH 478 Topics in Sustainable Fisheries (3, max 9) SUSTAINABLE FISH. Offered jointly with BIOL478 and ENVIR 478. Effective WIN/2001.
FISH 578 Graduate Topics in Sustainable Fisheries (2, max 6) GR SUSTAINABLE FISH. Credit/no credit only. Offered jointly with ZOOL 526. Effective WIN/2001.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Pharmaceutics (0614)
PCEUT 503 Drug Transport and Delivery (4) DRUG TRANSP & DELIV. Effective SPR/2001.
PCEUT 509 The Pharmaceutical Industry: Culture, Economics, and Regulation (2) PHARM INDUSTRY. Effective SPR/2001 to SPR/2003.
Pharmacy (0610)
PHARM 536 Publishing and Presenting with Style (3) PUBLISH & PRESENT. Effective SPR/2001.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Business (0981)
T BGEN 426 Financial Markets (5) FINANCIAL MARKETS. Effective WIN/2001 through AUT/2001.
T BGEN 477 Entrepreneurship (5) ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Effective WIN/2001 through AUT/2001.
T BGEN 521 Financial Analysis IA (4) FIN ANALYSIS IA. Effective WIN/2001.
T BGEN 522 Financial Analysis IB (4) FIN ANALYSIS IB. Effective WIN/2001.
T BUS 502 Organizations as Systems (2) ORGS AS SYSTEMS. Credit/no credit only. Effective AUT/2000.
T BUS 510 Environmental Context of Organizations (4) ENVIRON CONTXT ORGS. Effective WIN/2001.
T IS 450 Ecommerce (5) ECOMMERCE. Effective WIN/2001 to AUT/2001.
T MGMT 348 Leading the Nonprofit Organization in the 21st Century (5) NON-PROFIT MGMT. Offered jointly with TCSIUS 348. Effective WIN/2001 to AUT/2001.
T MGMT 432 Strategic Human Resources Management (5) STRATEGIC HR MGMT. Effective WIN/2001 toAUT/2001.
T MKTG 475 Marketing Strategy (5) MARKETING STRATEGY. Effective WIN/2001 to WIN 2001.
Computing and Software Systems (1023)
TCSS 435 Artificial Intelligence & Knowledge Acquisition (5) ART INTEL & KNOW AC. Effective WIN/2001 to WIN/2001.
TCSS 450 The Graphic Display of Information (5) GRAPH DISP OF INFO. Effective WIN/2001 to WIN/2001.
TCSS 475 Entrepreneurship in Computing & Software Systems (5) ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Effective WIN/2001 to WIN/2001.
Education (0975)
T EDSP 544 Special Education Assessment and Evaluation (3) SP ED ASSMNT EVALTN. Effective WIN/2001.
T EDSP 545 Introduction to Emotional Behavioral Disabilities (3) EMTNL BEHAV DISBLTS. Effective WIN/2001
T EDSP 548 Issues in Transition Planning for Special Education (3) TRNSITION FOR SP ED. Effective WIN/2001.
T EDUC 461 Mathematics Methods II (3) MATH METHODS II. Effective WIN/2001.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
TCSIG 451 The Enlightenment (5) THE ENLIGHTENMENT. Effective SPR/2001.
TCSIUS 348 Leading the Nonprofit Organization in the 21st Century (5) NON-PROFIT MGMT. Offered jointly with TMGMT 348. Effective WIN/2001 to AUT/2001.
TCSIUS 451 Essentials of Grant Writing and Fund Raising (5) FUNDRAISING. Conversion of temporary to permanent. Effective SPR/2001.
TCXG 384 3 Dimensional Art and Contemporary Approaches to Sculpture (5) 3-D ART. Conversion from temporary to permanent status. Effective SPR/2001.
TCXG 486 Feature Writing for Print Media (5) FEATURE WRTG. Conversion from temporary to permanent status. Effective SUM/2001.
TCXG 488 Modern Novel (5) MODERN NOVEL. Conversion from temporary to permanent status. Effective SPR/2001
TESC 311 Maps and GIS (5) MAPS & GIS. Conversion from temporary to permanent status. Effective SPR/2001.
TESC 345 Pollution and Public Policy (5) POLLUT & PUB POL. Effective SPR/2001
TESC 402 History and Ecology of Biological Invasions (5) BIO INVASIONS. Effective SPR/2001
TIBCG 590 Independent Study (1-5, max 20) INDEPENDENT STUDY. Effective WIN/2001 to AUT/2001..
TIBCIN 351 Modern Literature of Western Civilization (5) MOD LIT WESTERN CIV. Conversion from temporary to permanent status. Effective SPR/2001.
TSMIN 412 History of Vietnam (5) VIETNAM. Conversion from temporary to permanent status. Effective SPR/2001.
TSMIN 421 Human Rights in Emerging Democracies: Eastern Europe and Latin America (5) HUM RTS E EUR/LA. Conversion from temporary to permanent status. Effective SPR/2001
Nursing (0970)
T NURS 537 Concepts of Organization (3) CONCEPTS OF ORGS. Effective AUT/2000 to SUM/2001.
COURSE CHANGES
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Mechanical Engineering (0419)
M E 445 Introduction to Biomechanics (4) INTRO TO BIOMECH. Change joint status, titles, credits, prerequisites, contact hours, and description. Offered jointly with BIOEN 440. Effective SPR/2001.
INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R)
Global Trade, Transportation, and Logistics Studies (0993)
GTTL 501 Introduction to Global Trade, Transportation, and Logistics (4) INTRO TRADE & TRANS. Change credits. Effective WIN/2001 to WIN/2001.
INTERSCHOOL OR INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS (0-O)
Bioengineering (0745)
BIOEN 440 Introduction to Biomechanics (4) INTRO TO BIOMECH. Change joint status, titles, credits, prerequisites, contact hours, and description. Offered jointly with M E 445. Effective SPR/2001.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Medical Education (0918)
MEDEX 457 Behavioral Science Skills for the MEDEX Practitioner I (2) BEHAV SCI PCP I. Change credits. Effective AUT/2001
MEDEX 458 Behavioral Science Skills for the MEDEX Practitioner II (2) BEHAV SCI PCP III. Change credits. Effective WIN/2002.
MEDEX 459 Behavioral Science Skills for the MEDEX Practitioner III (2) BEHAVIORAL SCI III. Change credits. Effective SPR/2002
Radiology (0938)
RADGY 498 Undergraduate Thesis (*) UNDERGRAD THESIS. Change course description. Effective SPR/2001
RADGY 499 Undergraduate Research (*) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH. Change course description. Effective SPR/2001
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Pharmaceutics (0614)
PCEUT 502 Pharmacokinetics of Drug Metabolism (4) PHARM DRUG METAB. Change course titles, catalog description. Effective SPR/2001.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M)
Epidemiology (0704)
EPI 595 Epidemiology Master's Practicum (1-6, max 6) MASTERS PRACTICUM. Change credits. Effective SPR/2001
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Business (0981)
T BGEN 418 Legal Issues for Business (3-5, max. 5) LEGAL ISSUES BUS. Change course titles, credits. Effective WIN/2001.
COURSES DROPPED
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Medicine (0915)
MED 645 Clinical Geriatric Medicine (8) CLIN GERIATRC MED. Drop Course. Effective SUM/2001.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Medicinal Chemistry (0612)
MEDCH 525 Laboratory Methods in Drug Metabolism (3) METH DRUG METAB. Drop course. Effective AUT/2001.
Pharmaceutics (0614)
PCEUT 525 Laboratory Methods in Drug Metabolism (3) METH DRUG METAB. Drop course. Effective AUT/2001.