April 16, 2013
April 16, 2013
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 21, 2013. The deadline for applications is noon on May 1, 2013. |
Prefixes and courses | TYPE | TITLES & CREDITS | Equivalency/Lists/DL/Changes | EFFECTIVE | STATUS | NOTES |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||||||
| INTSCI 301 | Change | Integrated Sciences Seminar (1, max. 3) INTSCI SEMINAR. | Was INTSCI 401. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| Anthropology (0102) | ||||||
| BIO A 569 | Change | Behavioral Ecology and Demography (5) BEHAV ECOL DEMOG. | Change titles. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| Applied Mathematics (0208) | ||||||
| AMATH 551 | Change | Introduction to Trading Systems (4) TRADING SYSTEMS. | Change credits. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| Biology (0112) | ||||||
| BIOL 380 | Change | Biomedical Advances and Society (3) BIOMED & SOCIETY. | Change transcript title. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Communication (1035) | ||||||
| COM 201 | Change | Introduction to Communication I (5) INTRO TO COMM I. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 202 | Change | Introduction to Communication II (5) INTRO TO COMM II. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 304 | Change | The Press and Politics in the United States (5) AM PRESS & POLITICS. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 340 | Change | History of Mass Communication (5) HISTORY MASS CMU. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 360 | Change | Foundations of Multiplatform Journalism (5) FNDS MULTIPLAT JOUR. | Change titles, description. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 361 | Change | Advanced Multiplatform Journalism (4) ADV MULTIPLAT JOUR. | Change titles, description. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 362 | Change | Community Journalism: News Lab (5) COMMUNITY JOUR. | Change description. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 440 | Change | Mass Media Law (5) MASS MEDIA LAW. | DL renewal; joint with POL S 461. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 458 | Change | Reporting Global Issues (5, max. 10) REPTG GLOBAL ISSUES. | Change titles, description, maximum credits. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 459 | Change | Narrative Journalism (5) NARRATIVE JOURNALISM. | Change description; joint with CHID 459. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 468 | Change | Media Ethics (5) MEDIA ETHICS. | Change description, titles. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| COM 484 | Change | Cultural Codes in Communication (5) CULTURE IN COMMUNIC. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Comparative History of Ideas (0202) | ||||||
| CHID 459 | Change | Narrative Journalism (5) NARRATIVE JOURNALISM. | Change description; joint with COM 459. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| English (0136) | ||||||
| ENGL 131 | Change | Composition: Exposition (5) COMPOSITN: EXPOSITN. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ENGL 200 | Change | Reading Literary Forms (5) READING LIT FORMS. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ENGL 281 | Change | Intermediate Expository Writing (5) INTERMED EXPOS WRIT. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ENGL 283 | Change | Beginning Verse Writing (5) BEGIN VERSE WRITING. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ENGL 284 | Change | Beginning Short Story Writing (5) BEG SHORT STRY WRIT. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ENGL 310 | Change | The Bible as Literature (5) BIBLE AS LITERATURE. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ENGL 333 | Change | English Novel: Early and Middle Nineteenth Century (5) ENGLISH NOVEL. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ENGL 353 | Change | American Literature: Later Nineteenth Century (5) AMER LIT LATER 19C. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ENGL 477 | Change | Children's Literature (5) CHILDREN'S LIT. | DL renewal. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Jackson School (0298) | ||||||
| Jackson School Prefix and Curriculum Revisions | Change | Reorganize JSIS C prefix | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | ||
| Neurobiology (1018) | ||||||
| NBIO 302 | Change | Introduction to Systems and Behavioral Neurobiology (3/5) INTRO SYSTEM NEURO. | Change credits, description. | Effective SPR/2013. | Approved. | |
| Philosophy (0221) | ||||||
| PHIL 421 | Change | Studies in Medieval Rationalism (5, max. 15) STDYS MEDIEVAL PHIL. | Change credits. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| PHIL 422 | Change | Studies in Continental Rationalism (5, max. 15) STDYS CONTNL RATLSM. | Change credits. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| Political Science (0244) | ||||||
| POL S 304 | Change | The Press and Politics in the United States (5) AM PRESS & POLITICS. | DL renewal; COM 304. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| POL S 462 | Change | Mass Media Law (5) MASS MEDIA LAW. | DL renewal; joint with COM 440. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Slavic Languages and Literature (0163) | ||||||
| RUSS 451 | Change | Structure of Russian (5) STRUCTURE OF RUSS. | Change prerequisite, description. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| SLAV 351 | Change | History of the Slavic Languages (5) HIST SLAVIC LANGS. | Change prerequisite, description. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| BUSINESS SCHOOL (0-E) | ||||||
| Accounting (0301) | ||||||
| ACCTG 582 | New | PhD Research Seminar: Introduction to Selected Research Topics (4) PHD TOPICS/METHODS. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H) | ||||||
| Education (0351) | ||||||
| EDPSE 532 | New | A Tiered Approach to Inclusive Education (3) TIERED APPROACH. | -. | Effective WIN/2014. | Approved. | |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | ||||||
| Civil and Environmental Engineering (0403) | ||||||
| CEE 567 | New | Health and Sustainable Transportation (5) HEALTH SUSTAIN TRAN. | Initial DL through WIN/2017. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| CEE 568 | New | Transportation Economics (5) TRANS ECONOMICS. | Initial DL through SPR/2017. | Effective WIN/2014. | Approved. | |
| CEE 569 | New | Policy Development, Finance, and Sustainable Transportation (5) SUSTAIN POLICY FIN. | Initial DL through SUM/2017. | Effective SPR/2014. | Approved. | |
| SCTL 501 | New | Logistics and Analysis (3) LOGST AND ANALYSIS. | Early Fall Start course. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| SCTL 502 | New | IT Systems and Supply Chain Integration (5) IT Integration. | Initial DL through WIN/2017. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| SCTL 503 | New | Inventory Management (5) INVENTORY MGMT. | Initial DL through SPR/2017; joint with IND E 575. | Effective WIN/2014. | Approved. | |
| SCTL 504 | New | Facility Design and Operations Management (5) FAC DES & OP MGMT. | Initial DL through SUM/2017: joint with IND E 576. | Effective SPR/2014. | Approved. | |
| Electrical Engineering (0410) | ||||||
| E E 527 | Change | Microfabrication (4) MICROFABRICATION. | Change titles, description. | Effective AUT/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| E E 529 | Change | Semiconductor Optoelectronics (4) SEMICOND OPTOELEC. | Change titles, description, prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Industrial Engineering (0418) | ||||||
| IND E 575 | New | Inventory Management (5) INVENTORY MGMT. | Initial DL through SPR/2017; joint with SCTL 503. | Effective WIN/2014. | Approved. | |
| IND E 576 | New | Facility Design and Operations Management (5) FAC DES & OP MGMT. | Initial DL through SUM/2017: joint with SCTL 504. | Effective SPR/2014. | Approved. | |
| COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (0-D) | ||||||
| Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (0452) | ||||||
| FISH 538 | New | Fisheries Acoustics (3-5) FISH ACOUSTICS. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| Earth and Space Sciences (1068) | ||||||
| ESS 509 | New | Field Methods in Applied Geology I (3) APPL FIELD MTHDS I. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| ESS 510 | New | Field Methods in Applied Geology II (3) APPL FIELD MTHDS II. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| ESS 544 | Change | Applied Tsunami Hazard Science (4) TSUNAMI HAZARDS SCI. | Was ESS 546. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ESS 601 | New | Internship (*) INTERNSHIP. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| Oceanography (0456) | ||||||
| OCEAN 101 | Change | Oceanography of the Pacific Northwest (5) OCEANOGR PACIFIC NW. | Change titles. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Program on Environmental Studies (1070) | ||||||
| ENVIR 489 | New | Peer Teaching Assistants in Environmental Studies (1-5, max. 10) PEER TEACHING ENVIR. | CR/NC. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S) | ||||||
| The Information School (0671) | ||||||
| IMT 556 | New | Information and Operational Risk (3) INFO OPERATNL RISK. | Initial DL through WIN/2017. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| INFO 240 | New | Database Management Fundamentals I (5) DB MGMT FNDMNTLS I. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| INFO 245 | New | Database Management Fundamentals II (5) DB MGMT FNDMNTLS II. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| INFO 311 | New | Information Assurance and Cyber-Security (5) IAC FOUNDATIONS. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| INFX 547 | New | Social Media Data Mining and Analysis (4) SOC MEDIA ANLYS. | Initial DL through WIN/2017. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| INFX 567 | New | Strategic Management of Social Media (4) STRATEGIC SOC MEDIA. | Initial DL through WIN/2017. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| LIS 564 | New | Multicultural Resources for Youth (3) MLTICLTR RES YOUTH. | Initial DL through WIN/2017. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X) | ||||||
| Law (0852) | ||||||
| LAW H 529 | New | HIV and the Law: Legal and Political Developments of the AIDS Crisis (2) HIV AND LAW. | -. | Effective SPR/2013. | Approved. | |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||||||
| Medicine (0915) | ||||||
| MEDECK 622 | New | P-Clinical Medical Genetics (8) P-CL MED GENETICS. | -. | Effective SPR/2013. | Approved. | |
| MEDECK 631 | New | P-Ward Medicine Subinternship - Spokane (8) P-WD MED SUB I SPO. | Same as MEDECK 601. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Neurological Surgery (0953) | ||||||
| NEUR S 665 | New | P-Clinical Neuroscience Clerkship (8) P-CLIN NEUROSCIENCE. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| Neurology (1016) | ||||||
| NEURL 632 | New | P-Introduction to Neurology - Casper, WY (8) P-INT NEURL CASPER. | Same as NEURL 665. | Effective SUM/2012. | APPROVED. | |
| NEURL 649 | New | P-Introduction to Neurology - Tacoma St. Joseph (8) P-INT NEURL ST JO. | Same as NEURL 665. | Effective SUM/2012. | APPROVED. | |
| NEURL 650 | New | P-Introduction to Neurology - Lacey, WA (8) P-INT NEURL LACEY. | Same as NEURL 665. | Effective SUM/2012. | APPROVED. | |
| NEURL 652 | New | P-Introduction to Neurology - Spokane Rockwood Clinic (8) P-INT NEURL ROCKW. | Same as NEURL 665. | Effective SUM/2012. | APPROVED. | |
| NEURL 653 | Drop | P-Introduction to Neurology - Spokane (8) P-INT NEURL SPOK. | Drop course. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| NEURL 655 | Change | P-Introduction to Neurology - Spokane (8) P-INT NEURL-SPOK. | Change titles, description. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (0936) | ||||||
| PBSCI 580 | New | Applied Research in Behavioral Health and Justice Policy (2) APPLIED RESRCH HLTH. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| PBSCI 638 | New | P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship - Northwest Hospital (12) P-PSYCH NW HOSPITAL. | Same as PBSCI 665. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| PBSCI 639 | New | P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship Olympia (12) P-PSYCH OLYMPIA. | Same as PBSCI 665. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| PBSCI 640 | New | P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship - Pocatello (12) P-PSYCH POCATEL. | Same as PBSCI 665. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| PBSCI 655 | New | P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship - Cheyenne (12) P-PSYCH CHEYNE. | Same as PBSCI 665. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| PBSCI 661 | New | P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship - Helena (12) P-PSYCH HELENA. | Same as PBSCI 665. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N) | ||||||
| Nursing (0552) | ||||||
| NURS 552 | Change | Wellness, Health Promotion, and Disease Prevention (3) WL HLTH PROM DIS PRV. | Change titles, credits, description; Permanent DL. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| NSG 530 | Change | Leadership, Communication, and Professional Identity (4) LEAD, COMM PROF IDENT. | Change titles, description, credits, hours; Permanent DL. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| NSG 555 | New | Perspectives on Implementing Research in Advanced Nursing Practice (3) NURS SCI ADV PRAC. | Initial DL through WIN/2017. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (0-Q) | ||||||
| Public Affairs (0770) | ||||||
| PB AF 355 | New | Special Topics in Nonprofits (3-4, max. 12) TOPICS: NONPROFITS. | - | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M) | ||||||
| Biostatistics (0700) | ||||||
| BIOST 509 | Drop | Special Emphases in Biostatistics (3-5, max. 5) SPEC EMPHASES BIOST. | Drop course. | Effective AUT/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (0702) | ||||||
| ENV H 417 | Drop | Non-ionizing Radiation and Electrical Safety (2) NIR ELECT SAFETY. | Drop course. | Effective SPR/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| ENV H 417 | Change | Children's Environmental Health (3) CHILDREN'S ENV HLTH. | Was ENV H 407 (changed per drop of old ENV H 417). | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (0-T) | ||||||
| Social Work (0779) | ||||||
| SOC WF 297 | New | Study Abroad in Social Work (1-15, max. 15) ST ABROAD SOC WF. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| SOC WF 415 | Change | Beginning Field Instruction (1-12, max. 12) BEGIN FIELD INSTR. | Change credits. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| SOC WF 490 | Change | Independent Research in Social Welfare (1-15, max. 15) IND RESEARCH SOC WF. | Change titles, credits. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| SOC WF 497 | New | Advanced Study Abroad in Social Work (1-15, max. 15) ADV ST ABROAD SOCWF. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| SOC WF 499 | Change | Independent Study in Social Welfare (1-15, max. 15) IND STDY SOC WF. | Was SOC WF 409; change titles, credits. | Effective SUM/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| SOC W 517 | New | Individual, Family, School, and Community Prevention Promotion (3) INDIV FAM COM PREV. | Temporary course. | Effective SPR/2013-AUT/2014. | Approved. | |
| SOC W 518 | New | Macro Practice in Health and Prevention (3) MACRO PRACT PREV. | Temporary course. | Effective SPR/2013-AUT/2014. | Approved. | |
| SOC W 597 | New | Graduate Study Abroad in Social Work (1-15, max> 15) GRD ST ABROAD SOC W. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V) | ||||||
| Center for University Studies and Programs (0864) | ||||||
| B CUSP 171 | Change | World History I (5) WORLD HISTORY I. | Was BIS 261. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| B CUSP 172 | Change | World History II (5) WORLD HISTORY II. | Was BIS 262. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| B CUSP 173 | Change | World History III (5) WORLD HISTORY III. | Was BIS 263. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| Computing and Software Systems (0865) | ||||||
| CSS 342 | Change | Data Structures, Algorithms, and Discrete Mathematics I (5) DATA, ALG, MATH I. | Change titles. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| CSS 343 | Change | Data Structures, Algorithms, and Discrete Mathematics II (5) DATA, ALG, MATH II. | Change titles. | Effective WIN/2014. | APPROVED. | |
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0863) | ||||||
| BCWRIT 517 | New | Teaching Practicum (3-5) TEACHING PRACTICUM. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| BCWRIT 520 | New | Creative Writing and Poetics Internship (2-5, max. 5) INTERNSHIP. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| BCWRIT 530 | New | Community-Based Practicum (2-5) COMMUNITY PRACTICUM. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| BCWRIT 597 | New | Directed Readings (2-10, max. 10) DIRECTED READINGS. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| BCWRIT 598 | New | Directed Research (2-10, max. 10) DIRECTED RESEARCH. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| BCWRIT 700 | New | Master's Thesis (*) MASTER'S THESIS. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| Science and Technology (1073) | ||||||
| B BIO 355 | New | Behavioral Endocrinology (5) BEHAVIOR ENDOCRINOL. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| B CHEM 239 | Change | Organic Chemistry III (4) ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. | Change credits, retroactive to creation of course as B CUSP 239. | Effective AUT/2007. | APPROVED. | |
| STMATH 350 | New | Applied Number Theory and Cryptography (5) NUM THEORY & CRYPT. | -. | Effective WIN/2014. | Approved. | |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | ||||||
| Business (0981) | ||||||
| TBECON 420 | Change | Intermediate Microeconomics Theory (5) INT MICROECN THEORY. | Was TBECON 424; change titles, prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| TBECON 421 | Change | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (5) INT MACROECN THEORY. | Was T FIN 423; change titles, prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| TBECON 422 | Change | Econometrics (5) ECONOMETRICS. | Was T FIN 483; change titles, prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2013. | APPROVED; checking for ECON equivalency. | |
| TBECON 423 | Change | Financial Markets and Institutions (5) FIN MKTS & INST. | Was T FIN 428; change prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Education (0975) | ||||||
| T EDUC 563 | Change | Cultural and Linguistic Context for Instructing English Language Learners (3) CULTRL LINGSTIC ELL. | Initial DL through WIN/2017. | Effective AUT/2013. | Approved. | |
| T EDUC 565 | Change | Research and Methods in Mathematics and Science Instruction for English Language Learners (3) MATH & SCI MTHD ELL. | Initial DL through SUM/2017. | Effective SPR/2014. | Approved. | |
| T EDUC 569 | Change | Testing and Evaluation for English Language Learners (3) TESTING & EVAL ELL. | Initial DL through AUT/2017. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. | |
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963) | ||||||
| T FLL | Prefix and New | Tacoma Foreign Language prefix and related courses. | -. | Effective AUT/2013. | Pending. | |
| TCOM 258 | Change | Children and Media (5) CHILDREN AND MEDIA. | Change titles, description. | Effective AUT/2013. | APPROVED. | |
| Nursing (0970) | ||||||
| THLEAD 496 | New | Internship (1-10, max. 10) INTERNSHIP. | -. | Effective SUM/2013. | Approved. |