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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CURRICULUM REPORT
April 21, 2009

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.
The next Curriculum Meeting is scheduled to be held on May 19, 2009. The deadline for applications is may 4, 2009.

NEW BUSINESS

NEW COURSES

Clone of ORTHP 680. Effective SUM/2009.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Sociology (0293)
SOC 512Review of Mathematics for Social Scientists (1) MATH FOR SOC SCIS. Add joint status with CS&SS 505. Effective AUT/2009.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Aeronautics and Astronautics (0400)
A A 198Special Topics in Aeronautics and Astronautics (1-5, max. 10) SPECIAL TOPICS. Effective SUM/2009.
Mechanical Engineering (0419)
M E 503Continuum Mechanics (3) CONTINUUM MECH. Joint with A A 503 Effective AUT/2009.
THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S)
The Information School (0671)
INFX 543Relational Database Management Systems (4) REL-DB-MGMT-SYSTEMS. Effective AUT/2009.
INFX 563Advanced Relational Database Management Systems (4) ADV REL DB MGMT SYS. Effective AUT/2009.
INSC 538Seminar in Information Organization (4) SEM INFO ORG. Effective AUT/2009.
INSC 541HCI Design Foundations for Interactive Systems (4) HCI DSGN FOUNDTANS. Effective AUT/2009.
INSC 543Value Sensitive Design (4) VALUE SENS DESIGN. Effective AUT/2009.
INSC 547Collaborative and Social Computing (4) COLLAB SOCIAL COMPT. Effective AUT/2009.
INSC 557Cultural and Ethnic Dimensions in Information Science (4) CULTL & ETHNIC DIMS. Effective AUT/2009.
LIS 534Indigenous Systems of Knowledge (3) INDIGENOUS SYS KNOW. Effective AUT/2009.
INTERSCHOOL OR INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS (0-O)
University Conjoint (0757)
UCONJ 501Interdisciplinary Rural Health Care Issues (1-3, max. 6) INTERDIS RURAL HLTH. Effective SUM/2009.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Family Medicine (0949)
FAMED 668P-Clinical Clerkship in Family Medicine - Nome (12) P-CLCLK FAMED NOME. Clone of FAMED 640. Effective SUM/2009.
Medicine (0915)
Orthopedics (0922)
ORTHP 668P-Pediatric Orthopaedics - Spokane(*, max. 8) P-PED ORTHP SPOKANE. Clone of ORTHP 676. Effective SUM/2009.
ORTHP 669P-General Orthopaedic Clerkship - Spokane (*, max. 8) P-GEN CLKSHPSPOKANE.
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (0923)
OTOHN 681P-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship-HMC (4/8, max. 24) P-OTOHNS HMC. Clone of OTOHN 680. Effective SUM/2009.
OTOHN 682P-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship-VA (4/8, max. 24) P-OTOHNS VA. Clone of OTOHN 680. Effective SUM/2009.
OTOHN 684P-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship-Seattle Children's (4/8, max. 24) P-OTOHNS SEACHILDRE. Clone of OTOHN 680. Effective SUM/2009.
OTOHN 687P-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship-Spokane (4/8, max. 24) P-OTOHNS SPOKANE. Clone of OTOHN 680. Effective SUM/2009.
OTOHN 688P-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship-Anchorage (4/8, max. 24) P-OTOHNS ANCHORAGE. Clone of OTOHN 680. Effective SUM/2009.
Pediatrics (0925)
PEDS 624P-Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Spokane (8) P-EMERGENCY MED SPO. Clone of PEDS 625. Effective SUM/2009.
SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N)
Nursing (0552)
NMETH 579Research Design and Methods in Nursing Science (4) RES DESIGN METHODS. Effective SPR/2010.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Health Services (0706)
HIHIM 490Special Topics (1-5, max. 15) SPECIAL TOPICS. Effective SUM/2009.
HSERV 530Health Needs Assessment (3) HLTH NEEDS ASSESMENT. Effective SPR/2009.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Center for University Studies and Programs (0864)
B CUSP 126Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (5) CALC ANYL GEOM III. Clone of MATH 126. Effective SPR/2009.
B CUSP 203Undergraduate Peer Instructor Practicum (1-3, max. 12) UG PEER INSTR PRACT. Clone of GEN ST 470. Effective SPR/2009.
B CUSP 204Learning Strategies: Navigating the University (2) LEARN STRATEGIES. Effective SUM/2009.
B CUSP 205Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurs (2-5) INVENTION&INNOVATN. Effective AUT/2009.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Business (0981)
T BUS 590Special Topics in Business (1-4, max 12) SPECIAL TOPICAS. Effective SUM/2009.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
TCSIG 480Linguistic Method and Theory (5) LING METH & THRY. Effective SUM/2009.
TEST 335Environmental Impact Analysis (5) ENV IMPACT ANALYSIS. Effective SUM/2009.
Nursing (0970)
THLEAD 350Critical Analysis and Writing to Improve Decision Making (3) CRITICAL ANALYSIS. Add joint to T NURS 350. Effective AUT/2009.
THLEAD 403Introduction to Research in Nursing and Healthcare (3) INT RESRCH NSG & HC. Add joint to T NURS 403. Effective AUT/2009.
THLEAD 407Diversity: Issues of Exclusion and Inclusion (3) DIVERSITY. Add joint to T NURS 407. Effective AUT/2009.
THLEAD 410Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice (3) ETHICS & PRACTICE. Add joint to T NURS 410. Effective AUT/2009.
THLEAD 430Interpersonal Relationships in Nursing and Healthcare (3) INTERPERS RELATIONS. Add joint to T NURS 430. Effective AUT/2009.

PROGRAM CHANGES

Effective AUT/2009. Computing and Software Systems (0865)
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Economics (0135)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised admission requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. (ECON-20090108A). Effective AUT/2009.
Economics (0135)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised admission requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. (ECON-20090108A). Effective AUT/2009.
Women Studies (0298)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Women Studies. (WOMEN-20081210A). Effective AUT/2009.
Women Studies (0298)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the minor in Women Studies. (WOMEN-20081210B). Effective AUT/2009.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Human Centered Design and Engineering (0438)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the program and degree name change from Technical Communication to Human Centered Design and Enigineering; the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Human Centered Design and Enineering; and new options in Technical Communication and Human-Computer Interaction. (HCDE-20090127)
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Health Services (0706)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Health Informatics and Health Information Management (HIHIM-20081230). Effective SUM/2009.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Based on the recommendations of the General Faculty Assembly, the Faculty Council on Tri Campus Policy has recommended approval of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Computing (CSS-20070112) Effective AUT/2007.

COURSE CHANGES

COLLEGE OF BUILT ENVIRONMENTS (0-B)
Architecture (0051)
ARCH 251World Architecture: Non-Western Cultures (5) NON-WESTERN ARCH. Changed credits, description. Effective SUM/2009.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Applied Mathematics (0208)
AMATH 573Coherent Structures, Pattern Formation and Solitons (5) COH STR, PATRN & F&S. Change titles, description. Effective AUT/2009.
Art (0105)
ART 595Master of Fine Arts Research Project (2-5,m ax. 10) MFA RESRCH PROJECT. Change max credits. Effective SPR/2009.
Atmospheric Sciences (0108)
ATM S 532Atmospheric Radiation: Introductory (3) ATMOS-RAD INTRO. Drop joint status with ESS 571. Effective WIN/2010.
ATM S 533Atmospheric Radiation: Advanced (3) ATMOS-RAD ADVANCED. Drop joint status with ESS 572. Effective WIN/2010.
ATM S 534Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Climate System (3) REMOTE SENSING. Drop joint status with ESS 521. Effective WIN/2010.
Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (1029)
CS&SS 505Review of Mathematics for Social Scientists (1) MATH FOR SOC SCIS. Add joint status with SOC 512. Effective AUT/2009.
English (0136)
ENGL 101Language Structure II (10) LANG STRUCTURE II. Change credits, description, contact hours. Effective AUT/2009.
Speech and Hearing Sciences (0296)
SPHSC 425Speech, Language and the Brain (4) SPEECH, LANG, BRAIN. Change credits, description. Effective WIN/2010.
Women Studies (0298)
WOMEN 351Women of Color as Cross-Cultural Artists (5) CROSS-CULTURAL ART. Drop joint status with AES 310. Effective WIN/2010.
WOMEN 451Latina Cultural Production (5) LATINA CULTURE. Drop joint status with CHSTU 410. Effective WIN/2010.
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U)
Orthodontics (0821)
ORTHO 552Journal Club (1, max. 6) JOURNAL CLUB. Change max credits. Effective AUT/2009.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Aeronautics and Astronautics (0400)
A A 503Continuum Mechanics (3) CONTINUUM MECH. Was A A 575, add joint status with M E 503, drop joint status with CEE 508, change description. Effective AUT/2009.
A A 504Compressible Fluid Mechanics (3) COMP FLUID MECH. Change titles, prerequisite, description. Effective AUT/2009.
A A 506Vortex Dominated Flows (3) VORTEX-DOMIN FLOWS. Change prerequisite. Effective AUT/2009.
A A 524Aeroacoustics (3) AEROACOUSTICS. Change titles, description. Effective AUT/2009.
A A 525Special Topics in Advanced Airbreathing Engines (3) SPECIAL TOPICS. Change titles, description.
A A 531Integrity of Metallic Aircraft Structures (3) INTEG MET STRUCT. Change titles, description. Effective AUT/2009.
A A 564Kinetic Theory/Radiative Transfer (3) KIN THRY RADIAT TR. Was A A 503. Effective AUT/2009.
COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES (0-L)
Forest Resources (0523)
PSE 104Products and Energy from Renewable Resources (5) PROD & ENRGY RENEWBL. Change description. Effective SUM/2009.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW A 561Law and Economics (3) LAW AND ECONOMICS. Change credits, contact hours, joint with PB AF 519. Effective SUM/2009.
LAW A 580Family Law (3-5, max. 5) FAMILY LAW. Change credits. Effective SUM/2009.
LAW A 582Bankruptcy (3) BANKRUPTCY. Change titles. Effective AUT/2009.
LAW A 595Jurisprudence (2-4, max. 4) JURSIPRUDENCE. Change titles, description. Effective AUT/2009.
LAW B 584Indian Law Seminar (2-6,m ax. 6) INDIAN LAW SEMINAR. Change description, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2009.
LAW E 599Children and Youth Legislative Advocacy Clinic (2-4, max. 12) CHLD ADV LEG CLNC. Change credits. Effective AUT/2009.
LAW H 501Fundamentals of Health Law (4) FNDMNTLS HEALTH LAW. Change description. Effective AUT/2009.
LAW H 536Research Ethics and Regulation (3) RES ETHICS. Joint with B H 536. Change description. Effective AUT/2009.
LAW T 507Federal Tax Policy Seminar (2-4, max. 4) FED TAX POLICY SEM. Change credits, remove hyphenation. Effective AUT/2009.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Bioethics and Humanities (0929)
B H 536Research Ethics and Regulation (3) RES ETHICS. Joint with LAW H 536. Change description. Effective AUT/2009.
Orthopedics (0922)
ORTHP 676P-Pediatric Orthopaedics - Seattle Children's (8) P-PED ORTHP SEACHIL. Change titles. Effective SUM/2009.
ORTHP 680P-General Orthopaedic Clerkship-VAMC (*, max. 8) P-GEN ORTHP-VAMC. Change titles. Effective SUM/2009.
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (0923)
OTOHN 680P-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship UWMC (4/8, max. 24) P-OTHNONS UWMC. Change titles, description. Effective SUM/2009.
SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N)
Nursing (0552)
NMETH 580Methodological Perspectives in Nursing Inquiry (3) METHODOLOGIC PERSP. Change credits, prerequisite, description, contact hours. Effective WIN/2010.
NURS 587Role Transition Seminar (2) ROLE SEMINAR. Change description, contact hours. Effective AUT/2009.
NURS 590Ecology of Human Health (5) ECOL HUMAN HEALTH. Change description. Effective AUT/2009.
NURS 595Synthesis of Nursing Science (3) SYNTHESIS OF NURS. Change description. Effective SUM/2010.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Pharmaceutics (0614)
PCEUT 583Topics in Pharmaceutics (1, max. 30) TOPICS IN PCEUT. Change max credits. Effective SPR/2009.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (0-Q)
Public Affairs (0770)
PB AF 519Law and Economics (3) LAW AND ECONOMICS. Change credits, contact hours, joint with LAW A 561. Effective SUM/2009.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Nursing (0970)
T NURS 350Critical Analysis and Writing in Improved Decision Making (3) CRITICAL ANALYSIS. Add joint status with THLEAD 350, change description. Effective AUT/2009.
T NURS 403Introduction to Research in Nursing and Healthcare (3) INT RESERCH NSG & HC. Change titles, description, prerequisite, add joint status with THLEAD 403. Effective AUT/2009.
T NURS 407 Diversity: Issues of Exclusion and Inclusion (3) DIVERSITY. Add joint status with THLEAD 407, change description. Effective AUT/2009.
T NURS 410Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice (3) ETHICS & PRACTICE. Add joint status with THLEAD 410, change description. Effective AUT/2009.
T NURS 430Interpersonal Relationships in Nursing and Healthcare (3) INTERPERS RELATIONS. Add joint status with THLEAD 430, change titles, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2009.
Urban Studies (1031)
T URB 492Urban Studies Seminar (5, max. 15) URBAN STUDY SEMINAR. Change max credits. Effective AUT/2009.

COURSES DROPPED

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
American Ethnic Studies (0100)
AES 310Women of Color as Cross-Cultural Artists (5) CROSS-CULTURAL ART. Drop course. Effective WIN/2010.
CHSTU 410Latina Cultural Production (5) LATINA CULTURE. Drop course. Effective WIN/2010.
Anthropology (0102)
ANTH 592Seminar in Museum Specimen Documentation (3) SMNR MUS SPEC DOC. Drop course. Effective SPR/2009.
Applied Mathematics (0208)
AMATH 441Introduction to Fluid Dynamics (3) FLUID DYNAMICS. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
AMATH 563Methods of Partial Differential Equations II (3) MTD PART DIF EQ II. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
AMATH 564Methods of Partial Differential Equations III (3) MTD PART DIF EQ III. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
AMATH 577Perturbation Theory I (3) PERTURBATN THRY I. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
AMATH 578Perturbation Theory II (3) PERTURBATN THRY II. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
AMATH 587Asymptotics and Special Functions (3) ASYMPT & SPEC FUNCS. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
AMATH 588Green's Functions and Integral Equations (3) GRN FUNC & INT EQ. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
AMATH 592Special Topics in Stochastic Analysis and Modeling (5) STOCH ANALYSIS. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
Earth and Space Sciences (1034)
ESS 521Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Climate System (3) REMOTE SENSING. Was Joint with ATM S 534. Drop course. Effective WIN/2010.
ESS 571Atmospheric Radiation: Introductory (3) ATMOS RAD-INTRO. Was Joint with ATM S 532. Drop course. Effective WIN/2010.
ESS 572Atmospheric Radiation: Advanced (3) ATMOS RAD-ADVANCED. Was Joint with ATM S 533. Drop course. Effective WIN/2010.
History (0193)
HSTAS 546Gender and Colonialisms in Eastern Asia (5) GENDER/COLONIALISM. Joint with WOMEN 546. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
HSTAS 547Gender and New International Division of Labor in Asia Pacific (5) GENDER DIV OF LABOR. Joint with WOMEN 547. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
Women Studies (0298)
WOMEN 546Gender and Colonialisms in Eastern Asia (5) GENDER/COLONIALISM. Joint with HSTAS 546. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
WOMEN 547Gender and New International Division of Labor in Asia Pacific (5) GENDER DIV OF LABOR. Joint with HSTAS 547. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Civil and Environmental Engineering (0403)
CEE 508Continuum Mechanics (3) CONTINUUM MECH. Was joint with A A 503, drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES (0-L)
Forest Resources (0523)
PSE 102Paper, Society, and Environment (5) PAPER SOC & ENVIRON. Drop course. Effective AUT/2009.
INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R)
Museology (0657)
MUSEUM 592Seminar in Museum Specimen Documentation (3) SMNR MUS SPEC DOC. Drop course. Effective SPR/2009.