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.
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| UNDERGRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS (0-A) | ||
| Program on Environmental Studies (1014) | ||
| ENVIR 260 | The Puget Sound Ecosystem (3/5) PUGET ECOSYSTEM. Offered jointly with OCEAN 260. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING (0-B) | ||
| Urban Design and Planning (0050) | ||
| SPCI 508 | Risk Assessment and Management (4) RISK ASSMT & MGMT. | DL approval. Effective WIN/2006. |
| URBDP 565 | American Urban History (3) AMERICAN URBAN HIST. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S) | ||
| The Information School (0671) | ||
| LIS 462 | Skills Approach to Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) Literacy (3) SKLS APROCH INFO/COM. | Correction to Curriculum Report 359. Effective SUM/2005. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| Medicine (0915) | ||
| CONJ 552 | Metabolic Flexibility in Biology (1.5) METBOLIC FLEX BIOL. | Effective AUT/2005. |
| COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K) | ||
| Oceanography (0456) | ||
| OCEAN 260 | The Puget Sound Ecosystem (3/5) PUGET ECOSYSTEM. Offered jointly with ENVIR 260. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P) | ||
| Pharmacy (0610) | ||
| PHARM 522 | Current Topics in Acute Care Pharmacotherapy (1) ACU CARE PCOTHERAPY. | Effective SPR/2006. |
| BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V) | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0863) | ||
| BISSKL 401 | Literary Journal Editorial Board (2, max. 8) LIT JOURNAL EDIT BD. Credit/no credit only. | Effective SPR/2006. |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | ||
| Computing and Software Systems (1023) | ||
| TCSS 458 | Computer Graphics (5) COMPUTER GRAPHICS. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| T INST 207 | Living and Working in a Virtual World: Technologies of the World Wide Web (3) LIVE/WORK VIRT WRLD. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| T INST 498 | Directed Readings in Applied Computing (1-5, max. 10) READINGS IN APPL COMP. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| T INST 499 | Research in Applied Computing (1-5, max. 10) RESEARCH IN APPL COMP. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963) | ||
| TCXIN 310 | The African Diaspora through Music: The Rhythm, the blues, and Beyond (5) ROOTS OF BLUES. | Effective SPR/2006. |
| TSMIN 340 | War and Empire in the Middle East (5) WAR MIDDLE EAST. | Effective SPR/2006. |
| Social Work (1019) | ||
| TSOCWF 352 | Women in the Criminal Justice System (5) WOMEN CRIM JUSTICE. | Conversion of temporary course. Effective SUM/2006. |
| TSOCWF 423 | Risk and Ethics in Human Enterprises (5) RISK AND ETHICS. | Conversion of temporary course. Effective SPR/2006. |
| Urban Studies (1031) | ||
| T URB 425 | Cities and Terrorism (5) CITIES & TERRORISM. | Temporary course approval. Effective WIN/2006-AUT/2006. |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | |
| Biochemistry (0908) | |
| The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| Geography (0188) | |
| The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| Jackson School of International Studies (0190) | |
| The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Religion. | Effective AUT/2005. |
| The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in European Studies. | Effective AUT/2005. |
| The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised requirements for the minor in European Studies. | Effective AUT/2005. |
| Physics (0239) | |
| The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Physics. | Effective SPR/2006. |
| BUSINESS SCHOOL (0-E) | |
| Business Administration (0300) | |
| The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised admission requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. | Effective WIN/2006. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | |
| Laboratory Medicine (0300) | |
| The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised admission requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology. | Effective AUT/2006. |
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING (0-B) | ||
| Construction Management (0052) | ||
| CM 431 | Project Management II (5) PROJECT MGMT II. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2006. |
| CM 433 | Construction Labor Relations (3) CONSTR LABOR RELA. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2006. |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| English (0136) | ||
| ENGL 283 | Beginning Verse Writing (5) BEGIN VERSE WRITING. | DL approval. Effective SUM/2005 |
| ENGL 242 | Reading Fiction (5) READING FICTION. | DL approval. Effective AUT/2005. |
| ENGL 349 | Science Fiction and Fantasy (5) SCI FICT & FANTASY. | DL approval. Effective AUT/2005 |
| ENGL 352 | American Literature: The Early Nation (5) EARLY AMER LIT. | DL approval. Effective AUT/2005 |
| Political Science (0244) | ||
| LSJ 355 | Introduction to the American Court System (5) INTRO AMER COURTS. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2006. |
| BUSINESS SCHOOL (0-E) | ||
| Business Administration (0300) | ||
| EMBA 551 | International Management (2-, max. 4) INTL MGMT. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2006. |
| THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S) | ||
| The Information School (0671) | ||
| LIS 595 | Current Issues in Law Librarianship (4-, max. 4) CURRENT ISSUES IN LAW L. | Change credits, contact hours. Effective SPR/2006. |
| INTERSCHOOL OR INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS (0-O) | ||
| Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes (0748) | ||
| University Conjoint (0757) | ||
| UCONJ 540 | Environmental Change and Human Health (1/2, max. 2) ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2006. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| Biological Structure (0909) | ||
| B STR 520 | Structure-Based Design of Drugs and Vaccines (3) DRUGS AND VACCINES. | Change course description. Effective WIN/2006. |
| BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V) | ||
| Education (0875) | ||
| B EDUC 421 | Knowing, Teaching, Assessing in: Earth, Physical Life Sciences (3) ERTH,PHYS,LIF SCI. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2006. |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963) | ||
| TCOM 275 | Writing, Reporting, and Editing for the Mass Media (5) WRITING MASS MEDIA. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCSIIN 235 | Religion in the Modern World (5) RELIGION MOD WORLD. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCSIUS 221 | African-American History: From the Jim Crow to Martin Luther King (5) AF-AM HIST CROW-MLK. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCSIUS 223 | African-American History (5) AFRICN AMERICAN HST. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCXG 230 | Western Arts and Culture in Context: Prehistory to Medieval (5) W CULT TO MEDIEVAL. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCXG 240 | Landscape in Contemporary Art (5) LANDSCAPE IN ART. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCXG 270 | Understanding Literature (5) UNDERSTANDING LIT. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCXG 284 | 3-Dimensional Art and Contemporary Approaches to Sculpture (5, max. 15) 3-D ART. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCXG 371 | The World Stage (5, max. 10) THE WORLD STAGE. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2006. |
| TCXG 373 | Introduction to Poetry Writing (5) INTRO POETRY WRITNG. | Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2006. |
| TCXG 381 | Introduction to Fiction Writing (5) INTRO FICTION WRITG. | Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2006. |
| TCXG 495 | Career and Internship Development (2) CAREER/INTRNSHP DEV. Credit/no credit only. | Change to CR/NC only. Effective SPR/2006. |
| TCXIN 272 | Film Studies (5) FILM STUDIES. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCXIN 277 | Latin American Literature (5) LAT AM LITERATURE. | Change number, titles, description. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TESC 213 | Physical Forces in the Natural World (5) PHYSICAL ENVIRON. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TESC 227 | Earth History (5) EARTH HISTORY. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TCXUS 238 | Hispanics in the United States (5) HISPANICS IN US. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TESC 232 | Issues in Biological Conservation (5) CONSERVATION BIOL. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TESC 236 | Plants and People: the Science of Agriculture (5) SCIENCE OF AG. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TESC 237 | Environmental Geology (5) ENVIRON GEOLOGY. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TESC 238 | Human Interactions with Marine Invertebrates (5) HUMAN-INVERT INTER. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TESC 239 | Energy and the Environment (5) ENERGY & ENVIRON. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TESC 241 | Oceanography (5) OCEANOGRAPHY. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TESC 247 | Maritime History and Science in the Pacific Northwest (5) NW MARITIME HIST/SCI. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TIAS 520 | Critical Analyses of Foundational Texts (5) FOUNDATIONAL TEXTS. | Change prefix, number, titles. Effective SPR/2006. |
| TIBCIN 281 | Ancient Literature of Western Civilization (5) LIT/PHIL ANCIENT EUR. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TIBCIN 282 | Medieval and Renaissance Literature of Western Civilization (5) MEDIEVL/REN LIT WCV. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TIBCIN 283 | Modern Literature of Western Civilization (5) MOD LIT WESTERN CIV. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TIBCUS 260 | American Political Theory (5) AMERICAN POL THEORY. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TPSYCH 210 | Abnormal Psychology (5) ABNORMAL PSYCH. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TPSYCH 212 | Child Abnormal Psychology (5) CHILD ABNORM PSYCH. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TPSYCH 230 | Educational Psychology (5) EDUCATIONAL PSYCH. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TQS 210 | Intermediate Statistics with Applications (5) INTERMEDIATE STATS. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TQS 213 | Calculus and Its Practical Applications II (5) CALCULUS II. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TQS 214 | Analytical Thinking (5) ANALYTICAL THINKING. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TSMUS 225 | Economics as a Way of Thinking (5) ECON WAY THINKING. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TSMIN 200 | International Interactions (5) INTL INTERACTIONS. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TSMIN 224 | Modern Latin America (5) MODRN LATIN AMERICA. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| TSMIN 229 | Making of Modern Africa (5) MAKING MOD AFRICA. | Change number. Effective AUT/2006. |
| Nursing (0970) | ||
| T HLTH 499 | Undergraduate Research (1-5, max. 12) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH. | Change description. Effective WIN/2006. |
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| INTERSCHOOL OR INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS (0-O) | ||
| Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes (0748) | ||
| AMMAP 500 | Advanced Teaming Fundamentals (1-9, max. 9) ADV TEAMING FNDMTLS. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| AMMAP 550 | Team Network Development (1-9, max. 9) TEAM NETWORK DVPMNT. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| AMMAP 571 | Team Management of Technology Through the Value Chain (1-9, max. 9) TEAM MGT TECH. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| AMMAP 571 | Team Management of Technology Through the Value Chain (1-9, max. 9) TEAM MGT TECH. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| AMMAP 572 | Team Project Management (1-9, max. 9) TEAM PROJECT MGT. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| AMMAP 586 | Team Business Process Design (1-9, max. 9) TEAM BUS PROC DES. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| AMMAP 600 | Team Level Integration (1-9, max. 9) TEAM LEVEL INTEGRTN. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V) | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0863) | ||
| BIS 352 | Modern United States Western History (5) MOD US WEST HIST. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| BIS 381 | Interdisciplinary Research and Writing (5) INTERDIS RES & WRTG. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| BIS 382 | Words of Deliverance: Literature from the Third World (5) THIRD WORLD LIT. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |
| BIS 405 | Issues in Pacific Region Studies: Ethnicity and Nationhood (5) ISSUES:PACIFIC REGN. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2006. |