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
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| UNDERGRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS (0-A) | ||
| Program on Environmental Studies (1014) | ||
| ENVIR 150 | Orientation to Environmental Studies (2) ENVIR ORIENTATION. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| ENVIR 501 | Graduate Seminar in Environmental Management (1-5, max. 15) GRAD SEM ENVIR MGT. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| ENVIR 550 | Global Commercialization of Environmental Technologies (4) GLOB COM ENVIR TECH. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| American Indian Studies (1015) | ||
| AIS 501 | Documentary Film/Video Research Methods in Native Communities (5) DOC RESEARCH SEMINAR. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| AIS 503 | Documentary Theory, Form, and Practice (5) DOC FORM THEORY. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| Anthropology (0102) | ||
| ANTH 578 | Special Topics in the Anthropology of Institutions (5) TOP ANTH INSTITUTNS. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| ARCHY 402 | Archaeology and Social Difference (5) ARCH & SOCIAL DIFF. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| ARCHY 489 | Archeology Practicum (2-9, max. 15) ARCHY PRACTICUM. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| Center for Astrobiology and Early Evolution () | ||
| ASTBIO 501 | Astrobiology Disciplines (4) ASTROBIO DISCIPLINE. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| ASTBIO 502 | Astrobiology Topics (4) ASROBIO TOPICS. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| Center for Humanities (0991) | ||
| HUM 102 | Introduction to Themes in the Humanities (5) THEMES HUMANITIES. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| HUM 103 | Introduction to Historical and Cultural Contexts in the Humanities (5) HISTORY HUMANITIES. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| Communication (1035) | ||
| COM 578 | Intercultural Communication (5) INTERCULTURAL COMM. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Comparative History of Ideas (0202) | ||
| CHID 484 | Colonial Encounters (5) COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS. Offered jointly with HSTEU 484. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| Geography (0188) | ||
| GEOG 276 | Introduction to Political Geography (5) INTRO POLIT GEOG. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| GEOG 295 | Special Topics in Geography (1-5, max. 10) SPECIAL TOPICS. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| GEOG 315 | Explanation and Understanding in Geography (5) EXPLAN UNDSTN GEOG. | Effective AUT/2003. |
| GEOG 395 | Special Topics in Geography (1-5, max. 10) SPECIAL TOPICS. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| History (0193) | ||
| HIST 474 | Special Topics in History for Teachers (1-10, max. 10) HIST FOR TEACHERS. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| HSTEU 274 | Twentieth Century Europe (5) 20TH CENTURY EUROPE. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| HSTEU 484 | Colonial Encounters (5) COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS. Offered jointly with CHID 484. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| Political Science (0244) | ||
| LSJ 316 | Law, Justice, and Social Theory (5) LAW/JSTC:SOCL THRY. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| LSJ 327 | Women's Rights as Human Rights (5) WOMENRTS/HUMAN RTS. Offered jointly with POL S 327. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| LSJ 332 | Disability and Society: Introduction to Disability Studies (5) DISABILITY&SOCIETY. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| LSJ 421 | Women's Rights and Politics in Islamic Society (5) WOMN RGHTS IN ISLAM. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| POL S 327 | Women's Rights as Human Rights (5) WOMENRTS/HUMAN RTS. Offered jointly with LSJ 327. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| POL S 425 | War and Deterrence (5) WAR AND DETERRENCE. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| POL S 559 | Special Topics in Political Methodology (5, max. 10) POL METHODS TOPICS. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| POL S 565 | Special Topics in Public Law (5, max. 10) PUBLIC LAW TOPICS. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Scandinavian Languages and Literature (0281) | ||
| ESTO 201 | Second-Year Estonian (5) 2ND-YEAR ESTONIAN. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| ESTO 202 | Second-Year Estonian (5) 2ND-YEAR ESTONIAN. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| ESTO 203 | Second-Year Estonian (5) 2ND-YEAR ESTONIAN. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| LITH 201 | Second-Year Lithuanian (5) 2ND-YEAR LITHUANIAN. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| LITH 202 | Second-Year Lithuanian (5) 2ND-YEAR LITHUANIAN. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| LITH 203 | Second-Year Lithuanian (5) 2ND-YEAR LITHUANIAN. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Women Studies (0298) | ||
| WOMEN 299 | Women Studies Community in Colloquia (2) WS COMM COLLOQUIA. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| WOMEN 504 | Philosophies and Techniques of Teaching (5) TEACHING SEMINAR. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| WOMEN 597 | Fieldwork in Women Studies (2-5, max. 15) SUPERVISED FIELDWK. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (0-E) | ||
| Business Administration (0300) | ||
| MGMT 422 | Protecting Intellectual Property in a Global Economy (2) PROTECT INTELL PROP. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U) | ||
| Endodontics (0808) | ||
| ENDO 594 | Current Endodontic Literature (1) ENDODONTIC LIT. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| ENDO 595 | Endodontic Surgery (2) ENDODONTIC SURGERY. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | ||
| Chemical Engineering (0402) | ||
| CHEM E 345 | Introduction to Fuel Cells (3) INTRO FUEL CELLS. | Temporary new course. Request DL suffix. Effective AUT/2002-SPR/2003. |
| CHEM E 446 | Fundamentals of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (3) SOL OXIDE FUEL CELL. | Temporary new course. Request DL suffix. Effective WIN/2003-SPR/2003. |
| COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K) | ||
| Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (0452) | ||
| FISH 530 | Application of Bioenergetics Models to Aquatic Food Webs (4) BIOENERGETICS. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M) | ||
| Epidemiology (0704) | ||
| PHG 581 | Introduction to Bioinformatics and Genetics Services in Public Health Genetics (1) BIOINFOR & GEN SERV. Credit/no credit only. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Health Services (0706) | ||
| HSERV 574 | Seminar in Biobehavioral Interventions, Communications, and Cancer Outcomes I (3) SEM CANCER I. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| HSERV 585 | Seminar in Medical Geography (5) SEMINAR IN MED GEOG. Offered jointly with GEOG 581. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | ||
| Business (0981) | ||
| T BGEN 427 | Economic Theory for Business (5) ECON THEORY FOR BUS. Temporary new course. | Effective AUT/2002-SUM/2003. |
| T BGEN 527 | Financial Theory and Institutions (4) FIN THEORY AND INST. Temporary new course. | Effective AUT/2002-SUM/2003. |
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| UNDERGRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS (0-A) | ||
| Program on Environmental Studies (1014) | ||
| ENVIR 486 | Problem Analysis in Urban Ecology (5) PROBS IN URBAN ECOL. Offered jointly with CFR 474, GEOG 486. | Change: add joint status. Effective AUT/2003. |
| ENVIR 487 | Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology (5) THEORY METH URB ECO. Offered jointly with CFR 475, GEOG 487. | Change: add joint status. Effective WIN/2003. |
| ENVIR 488 | Research in Urban Ecology (5) RESEARCH URBAN ECOL. Offered jointly with CFR 476, GEOG 488. | Change: add joint status. Effective SPR/2003. |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| Communication (1035) | ||
| COM 597 | Special Topics in Communication (5, max. 10) SPECIAL TOPICS. Offered jointly with POL S 552. | Change joint status, description. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Comparative Literature (0132) | ||
| C LIT 315 | National Cinemas (5) NATIONAL CINEMAS. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Earth and Space Sciences (1034) | ||
| ESS 201 | The Earth System and Climate (5) EARTH CLIMATE. | Change titles, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Geography (0188) | ||
| GEOG 486 | Problem Analysis in Urban Ecology (5) PROBS IN URBAN ECOL. Offered jointly with CFR 474, ENVIR 486. | Change joint status, GE. Effective AUT/2003. |
| GEOG 487 | Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology (5) THEORY METH URB ECO. Offered jointly with CFR 475, ENVIR 487. | Change joint status, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2003. |
| GEOG 488 | Research in Urban Ecology (5) RESEARCH URBAN ECOL. Offered jointly with CFR 476, ENVIR 488. | Change joint status, prerequisite, GE. Effective SPR/2003. |
| GEOG 581 | Seminar in Medical Geography (5) SEMINAR IN MED GEOG. Offered jointly with HSERV 585. | Change joint status, description, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2002. |
| History (0193) | ||
| HIST 403 | Scandinavian Immigration in History and Literature (5) SCAND IMMIGRATION E. Offered jointly with SCAND 403. | Change prefix. Effective SPR/2003. |
| HIST 493 | Senior Thesis in the History of Science (5, max. 10) HIST SCIENE THESIS. | Change titles. Effective WIN/2003. |
| HIST 494 | Colloquium in Historiography (5, max. 15) HISTORIOGRAPHY. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| HIST 498 | Colloquium in History (5) COLLOQUIUM IN HIST. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| HSTEU 510 | Core Seminar in the History of Modern Europe (5) HST MOD EU CORE SEM. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| HSTEU 511 | Core Seminar in the History of Modern Europe (5) HST MOD EU CORE SEM. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| HSTEU 512 | Core Seminar in the History of Modern Europe (5) HST MOD EU CORE SEM. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Jackson School of International Studies (0190) | ||
| RELIG 202 | Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions (5) RELIGIONS, EASTERN. | Request DL suffix. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SISEA 543 | Law in East Asia: China (4) LAW EAST ASIA-CHINA. Offered jointly with LAW B 541. | Change credits, description. Effective AUT/2002. |
| Linguistics (0203) | ||
| LING 200 | Introduction to Linguistic Thought (5) INTRO LING THOUGHT. | Request DL suffix. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Mathematics (0206) | ||
| MATH 421 | Conceptual Calculus for Teachers (4) CALC FOR TEACHERS. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Political Science (0244) | ||
| POL S 101 | Introduction to Politics (5) INTRO TO POLITICS. | Request DL suffix. Effective WIN/2003. |
| POL S 383 | Environmental Politics and Policy in the United States (5) ENVIRON POLITICS. | Request DL suffix. Effective WIN/2003. |
| POL S 500 | Political Research Design and Analysis (5) POLITICAL RESEARCH. | Change number. Effective AUT/2003. |
| POL S 501 | Advanced Political Research Design and Analysis (5) ADV POL RESEARCH. | Change number. Effective AUT/2003. |
| POL S 502 | Qualitative Research Methods (5) QUAL RESRCH METHODS. | Change number. Effective AUT/2003. |
| POL S 503 | Advanced Quantitative Political Methodology (5) ADV QUANT POL MTHD. | Change number. Effective AUT/2003. |
| POL S 552 | Special Topics in Communication (5, max. 10) SPECIAL TOPICS. Offered jointly with COM 597. | Change: add joint status. Effective WIN/2003. |
| POL S 548 | Comparative Political Parties (5) COMP POL PARTIES. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| POL S 566 | Comparative Law and Politics (5) COMP LAW & POLITICS. | Change credits, contact hours, description. Effective WIN/2003. |
| POL S 589 | Special Topics in Political Economy (3-5, max. 10) POL ECONOMY TOPICS. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Romance Languages and Literature (0264) | ||
| SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish (5) ELEMENTARY SPANISH. | Request DL suffix. Change title. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SPAN 102 | Elementary Spanish (5) ELEMENTARY SPANISH. | Request DL suffix. Change title. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SPAN 103 | Elementary Spanish (5) ELEMENTARY SPANISH. | Request DL suffix. Change title. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Scandinavian Languages and Literature (0281) | ||
| SCAND 403 | Scandinavian Immigration in History and Literature (5) SCAND IMMIGRATION E. Offered jointly with HIST 403. | Change joint prefix. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U) | ||
| Oral Medicine (0817) | ||
| ORALM 525 | Introduction to Patient Assessment (1) INTRO PT ASSESSMENT. | Change to credit/no credit only. Effective AUT/2002. |
| ORALB 591 | Advanced Topics in Oral Biology and Medicine I (1-2, max. 2) ORAL BIOLOGY/MED I. Offered jointly with ORTHO 591. | Change: drop credit/no credit only. Effective AUT/2002. |
| ORALB 592 | Advanced Topics in Oral Biology and Medicine II (1-2, max. 2) ORAL BIOLOGY/MED 2. Offered jointly with ORTHO 592. | Change: drop credit/no credit only. Effective WIN/2003. |
| ORALB 593 | Advanced Topics in Oral Biology and Medicine III (1-2, max. 2) ORAL BIOLOGY/MED 3. Offered jointly with ORTHO 593. | Change: drop credit/no credit only. Effective SPR/2003. |
| Orthodontics (0821) | ||
| ORTHO 591 | Advanced Topics in Oral Biology and Medicine I (1-2, max. 2) ORAL BIOLOGY/MED I. Offered jointly with ORALB 591. | Change: drop credit/no credit only. Effective AUT/2002. |
| ORTHO 592 | Advanced Topics in Oral Biology and Medicine II (1-2, max. 2) ORAL BIOLOGY/MED 2. Offered jointly with ORALB 592. | Change: drop credit/no credit only. Effective WIN/2003. |
| ORTHO 593 | Advanced Topics in Oral Biology and Medicine III (1-2, max. 2) ORAL BIOLOGY/MED 3. Offered jointly with ORALB 593. | Change: drop credit/no credit only. Effective SPR/2003. |
| COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES (0-L) | ||
| Forest Resources (0523) | ||
| CFR 474 | Problem Analysis in Urban Ecology (5) PROBS IN URBAN ECOL. Offered jointly with GEOG 486, ENVIR 486. | Change joint status. Effective AUT/2003. |
| CFR 475 | Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology (5) THEORY METH URB ECO. Offered jointly with GEOG 487, ENVIR 487. | Change joint status, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2003. |
| CFR 476 | Research in Urban Ecology (5) RESEARCH URBAN ECOL. Offered jointly with GEOG 488, ENVIR 488. | td> Change joint status, prerequisite, GE, quarter. Effective SPR/2003.|
| ESC 110 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences (5) ENVIRONMENTAL SCI. | Request DL suffix. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X) | ||
| Law (0852) | ||
| LAW B 541 | Law in East Asia: China (4) LAW EAST ASIA-CHINA. Offered jointly with SISEA 543. | Change credits, description. Effective AUT/2002. |
| LAW B 596 | International Protection of Human Rights Seminar ([2-3]-, max. 6) INTL HUMAN TRS SEM. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| Genome Sciences () | ||
| GENOME 581 | Seminar in Drosophila Genetics (1) DROSOHILIA GENETICS. Credit/no credit only. | Change prefix. Effective AUT/2002. |
| GENOME 582 | Seminar in Mouse Genetics (1) MOUSE GENETICS. Credit/no credit only. | Change prefix. Effective AUT/2002. |
| GENOME 583 | Seminar in Molecular Cytology (1) MOLECULAR CYTOLOGY. Credit/no credit only. | Change prefix. Effective AUT/2002. |
| GENOME 584 | Seminar in DNA Replication (1) DNA REPLICATION. Credit/no credit only. | Change prefix. Effective AUT/2002. |
| GENOME 585 | Seminar in Bacterial Genetics (1) BACTERIAL GENETICS. Credit/no credit only. | Change prefix. Effective AUT/2002. |
| GENOME 586 | Seminar in Mammalian Genetics (1) MAMMALIAN GENETICS. Change prefix. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| GENOME 587 | Seminar in Nematode Genetics (1) NEMATODE GENETICS. Change prefix. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2002. |
| COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K) | ||
| Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (0452) | ||
| FISH 494 | Capstone Project I (3-12, max. 24) CAPSTONE PROJECT I. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M) | ||
| Health Services (0706) | ||
| HSERV 575 | Seminar in Biobehavioral Interventions, Communications and Cancer Outcomes II (2) SEM CANCER OUTCOM II. | Change credits, description. Effective WIN/2003. |
| HSERV 591 | Community Oriented Public Health Practice (1-6, max. 42) PUB HLTH PRAC. | Change titles, credits, description. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| Political Science (0244) | ||
| POL S 425 | International Law (5) INTL LAW SEMINAR. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2002. |
| Women Studies (0298) | ||
| WOMEN 250 | Gender, War, and Peace (5) GENDER, WAR, PEACE. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| WOMEN 351 | Women of the African Diaspora (5) WOM AFRICN DIASPORA | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| WOMEN 374 | Methods in Life History Research (5) METH LIFE HISTORY. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K) | ||
| Oceanography (0456) | ||
| OCEAN 460 | Ocean Data Interpretation (5) OCEAN DATA INTER. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| OCEAN 480 | General Physical Oceanography I (3) GEN PHY OCEAN I. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| OCEAN 481 | General Physical Oceanography II (3) GEN PHYS OCEAN II. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M) | ||
| Epidemiology (0704) | ||
| PHG 510 | Genetic Principles for Public Health (3) GENETICS-PUB HEALTH. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |