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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CURRICULUM REPORT
November 15, 2011

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 December 20, 2011. The deadline for applications is noon on December 1, 2011.

NEW BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

NEW COURSES

TITLES & CREDITSEFFECTIVE/CHANGES STATUS
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
American Ethnic Studies (0100)
AAS 250 Asian American Oral History (5) ASIAN AM ORAL HIST. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Anthropology (0102)
ANTH 461 Historical Ecology (5) HISTORICAL ECOLOGY. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Applied Mathematics (0208)
AMATH 536 Spatial Models in Ecology and Epidemiology (5) SPATIAL MODELS. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Art History (0106)
ART H 261 Italian Cities (5) ITALIAN CITIES. Joint with existing ITAL 461. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Chemistry (0117)
CHEM 529 Chemical Separation Techniques (3) SEPARATION TECHS. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Dean's Office (----)
LIT 228 The Water Crisis in Literature and Film (5) LIT/FILM H2O CRISIS. Joint with FREN 228. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
History (0193)
HSTEU 276 Postwar: European History and Film after 1945 (5) POSTWAR EUROPE. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Romance Languages and Literature (0264)
FREN 228 The Water Crisis in Literature and Film (5) LIT/FILM H2O CRISIS. Joint with LIT 228. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Sociology (0293)
SOC 201 Introductory Topics in Sociology (3-5, max. 10) INTR TPCS SOCIOLOGY. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R)
Nutritional Science (0689)
NUTR 490 Special Topics in Nutritional Sciences (1-5, max. 10) SPECIAL TOPICS. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW A 536 Securities and Shareholder Litigation (2) SEC & SHLDR LITGTN. Temporary. Effective SPRI/2012 only. Approved.
LAW E 596 Wildlife Law (3) WILDLIFE LAW. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
LAW T 529 International Tax Practice Seminar (2) INTL TAX SEM. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (0923)
OTOHN 678 P-Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship, Cheyenne (4/8, max. 24) P-OTOHNS CHEYENNE. Same as OTOHN 680, different location. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Medicinal Chemistry (0612)
MEDCH 541 Biological Mass Spectrometry (3) BIO MASS SPEC. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (0702)
ENV H 540 Food Safety and Health (3) FOOD SAFETY. Joint with NUTR 545. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Epidemiology (0704)
PHG 300 Public Health Genomics: Implications for the Modern World (3) PUBLIC HLTH GENOMICS. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Nursing (0970)
T NURS 345 Genetics, Genomics, and Nursing Practice (1) GENETICS & NSG PRAC. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.


PROGRAM CHANGES

EFFECTIVE
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the program name change from a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies; and revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. (SIS-20110920). Effective AUT/2012.
Linguistics (0203)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the minor in American Sign Language. (ASL-20111014). Effective AUT/2011.
Linguistics (0203)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised admission and program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics. (LING-20110916). Effective WIN2012.
BUSINESS SCHOOL (0-E)
Business Administration (0300)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised admission requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree. (BUS-20110509). Effective AUT/2012.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
Based on the recommendations of the Executive Council, the General Faculty Organization has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Studies. (BIS-20110609). Effective WIN/2012.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Computing and Software Systems (1023)
Based on the recommendations of the Faculty Council on Academic Policy, the Faculty Assembly has recommended approval of the program name change from a minor in Computing and Software Systems to a minor in Computer Science and Systems. (TINST-20111005). Effective WIN/2012.
(THIST-20110930). Effective AUT/2011.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
Based on the recommendations of the Faculty Council on Academic Policy, the Faculty Assembly has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Arts, Media, and Culture. (TIAS-20110929). Effective WIN/2012.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
Based on the recommendations of the Faculty Council on Academic Policy, the Faculty Assembly has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies. (TIAS-20110930). Effective WIN/2012.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
Based on the recommendations of the Faculty Council on Academic Policy, the Faculty Assembly has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing Studies. (TWRT-20110930). Effective AUT/2011.
Nursing (0970)
Based on the recommendations of the Faculty Council on Academic Policy, the Faculty Assembly has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the minor in Health and Society. (THLTH-20111016). Effective AUT/2011.


COURSE CHANGES

TITLES & CREDITSEFFECTIVE/CHANGES STATUS
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Anthropology (0102)
ANTH 456 Contemporary Ethnography (5) CONTEMP ETHNOGRAPHY. Change description, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
History (0193)
HIST 268 Wars in the Modern Near East (5) WARS-MOD NEAR E. Change credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
HSTAA 302 Everyday Life in Nineteenth-Century America (5) 19TH CEN. AMERICA. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Romance Languages and Literature (0264)
ITAL 261 Italian Cities (5) ITALIAN CITIES. Add joint status with ART H 261. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Education (0351)
EDLPS 537 Perennial Debates in the History of Education (3) PERENNIAL DEBATES. Change titles. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (0-D)
School of Forest Resources (1069)
BSE 420 Bioresource Engineering I (4) BSE ENGR 1. Change titles, credits, hours. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
BSE 421 Bioresource Engineering II (3) BSE ENGR 2. Change titles, credits, description, hours. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
ESRM 473 Restoration in North Ammerican Ecosystems (5) N AMER RESTORATION. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R)
Nutritional Science (0689)
NUTR 545 Food Safety and Health (3) FOOD SAFETY. Add joint status with ENV H 540. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW A 515 Business Organizations (4-5) BUSINESS ORGNZATION. Change credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
LAW A 576 International Criminal Law (3-4) INTL CRIMINAL LAW. Change credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
LAW E 566 Innocence Project Northwest Clinic (3-4, max. 12) INNOCENCE PRJCT NW. Change maximum credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
LAW E 580 Gender Violence and the Law (3-4) GENDER VIOLNC & LAW. Change titles, credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
LAW E 599 Legislative Advocacy Clinic (2-5, max. 15) LEG ADVOC CLNC. Change credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
LAW H 580 Competition in Health Care (3) COMPTN IN HLTH CARE. Change titles, description, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Microbiology (0916)
MICROM 445 MEDICAL VIROLOGY (3) MEDICAL VIROLOGY. Change credits, description. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Rehabilitation Medicine (0928)
REHAB 521 Survey of Pathophysiology for Rehabilitation (3) PATHOPHYS REHAB. Change credits. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (0702)
ENV H 514 Environmental and Occupational Toxicology I (3) ENV & OCCUP TOXOL I. Change description. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
ENV H 515 Environmental and Occupational Toxicology II (3) ENV OCCUP TOXOL II. Change abbr title, description, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
ENV H 516 Environmental and Occupational Toxicology II (3) ENV OCCUP TOXOL III. Change description. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Health Services (0706)
HSERV 599 Capstone Project (*) Capstone Project. Change titles, credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
HSMGMT 500 Risk and Insurance Seminar (2) RISK/INSURANCE SEM. Change credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Computing and Software Systems (0865)
CSS 450 Computer Graphics (5) COMP GRAPHICS. Change description, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Education (0875)
B EDUC 507 Reviewing the Literature (3) REVIEW LITERATURE. Change credits, description, grading. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
B EDUC 557 Curriculum Studies (3) CURRICULUM STUDIES. Change titles. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
T HIST 322 American Labor Since the Civil War (5) AM LABOR SN SVL WAR. Was TPOL S 322. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.


COURSES DROPPPED

TITLES & CREDITSEFFECTIVE/CHANGES STATUS
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW A 536 Deferred Compensation (3) DEFERRED COMPENSATN. Course Dropped. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Medicinal Chemistry (0612)
MEDCH 530 Mass Spectrometry of Drugs (3) MASS SPEC DRUGS. Course Dropped. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
MEDCH 541 Mass Spectrometry Based Proteomics (3) MASS SPECT BSD PROT. Course Dropped. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.