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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CURRICULUM REPORT

October, 21, 2104

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 12 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 November 18, 2014. The deadline for applications is noon on November 3, 2014.


Departmental Curriculum Contacts

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Prefixes and courses

TYPETITLES & CREDITSEquivalency/Lists/DL/Changes EFFECTIVE STATUSNOTES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
American Ethnic Studies (0100)
AES 489 Change Black Cultural Studies (5) BLACK CULTL STUDIES. Initial DL through SPR/2018; add to ISS areas 1, 6, & 7; joint with COM 489/GWSS 489. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (1039)
DXARTS 450 Change Digital Video Foundations (5) DIGITAL VIDEO FNDTNS. Change description. Effective SPR/2015. Hold for status of major updates.
DXARTS 451 Change Experiments in Video Art I (5) EXP VIDEO ART I. Change description. Effective SPR/2015. Hold for status of major updates.
DXARTS 452 Change Experiments in Video Art II (5) EXP VIDEO ART II. Change description. Effective SPR/2015. Hold for status of major updates.
Communication (1035)
COM 220 Change Introduction to Public Speaking (5) INTRO TO PUBLIC SPK. Initial DL through SPR/2018; add to ISS thematic area 1. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
COM 489 Change Black Cultural Studies (5) BLACK CULTL STUDIES. Initial DL through SPR/2018; add to ISS areas 1, 6, & 7; joint with AES 489/GWSS 489. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
Dance (0133)
DANCE 310 Change Jazz Techniques III (2-3, max. 9) JAZZ TECHNIQUES III. Change credits. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
DANCE 311 Change Jazz Techniques III (2-3, max. 9) JAZZ TECHNIQUES III. Change credits. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
DANCE 312 Change Jazz Techniques III (2-3, max. 9) JAZZ TECHNIQUES III. Change credits. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (0298)
GWSS 489 Change Black Cultural Studies (5) BLACK CULTL STUDIES. Initial DL through SPR/2018; add to ISS areas 1, 6, & 7; joint with COM 489/AES 489. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
JSIS B 406 Change Political Islam and Islamic Fundamentalism (5) POLITICAL ISLAM. Initial DL through SPR/2018; add to ISS thematic areas 3, 4, 5; joint with POL S 432. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
JSIS E 111 Change Elementary Modern Greek (5) ELEM MODERN GREEK. Initial DL through SPR/2018; change description. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
JSIS E 112 Change Elementary Modern Greek (5) ELEM MODERN GREEK. Initial DL through SPR/2018; change description. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
JSIS E 113 Change Elementary Modern Greek (5) ELEM MODERN GREEK. Initial DL through SPR/2018; change description. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
Near Eastern Language and Civilization (0123)
NEAR E Updates Change Exceptions to SUM/2015 effective dates. See September Report for all NEAR E applicationsSee Sept. Effective WIN/2015-SPR/2015. Approved.
NEAR E 536 Change Islamic Law (2-5) ISLAMIC LAW. Was NEAR E 524; joint with LAW B 556. Effective SUM/2015. Approved.
Political Science (0244)
POL S 432 Change Political Islam and Islamic Fundamentalism (5) POLITICAL ISLAM. Initial DL through SPR/2018; add to ISS thematic areas 3, 4, 5; joint with JSIS B 406. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
Psychology (0262)
PSYCH 290 New Elements of Animal Behavior (3-5) ELEMENTS ANIM BEHAV. Held for more info from September meeting, see notes. Effective AUT/2014. Pending .
PSYCH 291 New Principles of Applied Animal Behavior (3-5) APPLIED ANIML BEHAV. See 290 notes. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
PSYCH 292 New Applied Animal Behavior in Practice (3-5) APPL ANIM BEH PRACT. See 290 notes. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R)
Graduate School (0992)
GRDSCH 200 Change Preparing for Graduate Education (2) PREP FOR GRAD ED. Initial DL through SPR/2018. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
Molecular Engineering (----)
MOLENG 599 New Current Topics in Molecular Engineering (1-5, max. 30) CURRENT TPCS MOLENG. -. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW B 530 Change Judicial Externship (1-18, max. 18) JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP. Change credits. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
LAW B 535 Change Legislative Externship (1-18, max. 18) LEGISLATIVE EXTERN. Change credits. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
LAW B 538 Change Agency Externships (1-18, max. 18) AGENCY EXTERNSHIPS. Change credits. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
LAW B 539 Change Public Interest Law Externship (1-18, max. 18) PUB INT LAW EXTERN. Change credits. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
LAW B 556 Change Islamic Law (2-5) ISLAMIC LAW. Change credits; joint with NEAR E 536. Effective SUM/2015. Approved.
LAW E 510 Change Banking Law (2-3) BANKING LAW. Change titles. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
LAW E 578 Change LLM Early Bar Prep (2-8, max. 8) LLM EARLY BAR PREP. Change credits. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
LAW E 594 Change Regulatory Environmental Law and Policy Clinic (1-12, max. 12) ENV LAW &POL CLINIC. Change credits. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Comparative Medicine (0904)
C MED 514 Change Comparative Pathology Rounds (1, max. 6) COMP PATH ROUNDS. Change titles. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
C MED 516 Change Research and Literature Review Seminar (1, max. 12) RES AND LIT REV SEM. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
C MED 518 Change Clinical Conference and Comparative Pathology Seminar (1, max. 12) CLIN CONF COMP PATH. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
Medicine (0915)
MEDECK 672 New P-Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism – Idaho Falls, ID (8) P-ENDOCRIN ID. Same as MEDECK 605. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
MEDSCI Prefix Medical Science prefix. For revised MD core curriculum. Effective AUT/2015. Approved.
MEDSCI 502 New P-Introductory Primary and Continuity Care Clerkship (2) P-INTRO PRIM CARE. SOM P/F only. Effective AUT/2015. Approved.
MEDSCI 503 New P-Clinical Skills (2) P-CLINICAL SKILLS. SOM P/F only. Effective AUT/2015. Approved.
MEDSCI 510 New Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease (11) P-MOLECULAR CELL. SOM P/F only. Effective AUT/2015. Approved.
MEDSCI 520 New P-Invaders and Defenders (10) P-INVADRS & DEFNDRS. SOM P/F only. Effective AUT/2015. Approved.
MEDSCI 530 New P-Circulatory Systems (16) P-CIRCU SYSTEMS. SOM P/F only. Effective WIN/2016. Approved.
MEDSCI 540 New P-Blood and Cancer (5) P-Blood and Cancer. SOM P/F only. Effective SPR/2016. Approved.
MEDSCI 550 New P-Energetics and Homeostasis (10) P-ENERGETICS. SOM P/F only. Effective SPR/2016. Approved.
MEDSCI 560 New P-Mind, Brain, and Behavior (14) P-MIND BRAIN. SOM P/F only. Effective AUT/2016. Approved.
MEDSCI 570 New P-Lifecycle and Reproduction (8) P-LIFECYCLE. SOM P/F only. Effective AUT/2016. Approved.
Neurology (1016)
NEURL 651 New P-Introduction to Neurology – Kirkland, WA (8) P-ING NEURL KIRK. Same as NEURL 666. Effective SUM/2015. Approved.
NEURL 653 New P-Introduction to Neurology – Spokane CMA (8) P-INTRO NEURL SPCMA. Same as NEURL 665. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
Obstetrics and Gynecology (0919)
OB GYN 652 New P-Introduction to Obstetrics and Gynecology - Bozeman, MT – Deaconess Women’s Specialists (12) P-OB GY BOZE DWS. Same as OB GYN 665. Effective SUM/2015. Approved.
OG BYN 692 Change P-Introduction to Obstetrics and Gynecology – Bozeman, MT – Bozeman OB/GYN (12) P-OBGY CLK BOZEMAN. Change title. Effective SUM/2015. Approved.
Pediatrics (0925)
PEDS 623 New P-Pediatrics Child Abuse – Spokane, WA (4/8) P-PEDS CH ABUSE SP. Same as PEDS 622. Effective SUM/2014. Approved.
PEDS 689 New P-Advanced Rural Pediatrics – Ft. Washakie, WY (8) P-ADV PED FT WASHA. Same as PEDS 691. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Pharmacy (0610)
PHARM 552 New Practice-Based Leadership and Project Development (2) PRACT-BASED LEAD. CR/NC. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Health Services (0706)
HSERV 534 New COPHP Environmental Health (2) COPHP ENVRN HEALTH. -. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
HSERV 535 New COPHP Health Behavior and Health Promotion (4) COPHP HLTH BEHAVIOR. -. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
HSERV 540 New COPHP Management (6) COPHP MANAGEMENT. -. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
Nutritional Science (0689)
NUTR 310 New Nutrition and the Life Course (4) LIFE COURSE NUTR. Add to approved lists. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
SCHOOL OF STEM
Electrical Engineering and Mathematics (1092)
B EE 503 New Circuit Analysis (4) CIRCUIT ANALYSIS. -. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
B EE 510 New Probability and Random Processes for Electrical Engineering (5) PROB & RANDOM PRAC. -. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
B EE 571 New Power System Analysis (5) PWR SYS ANALYSIS. 5. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
B EE 572 New Power System Operations (5) PWR SYS OPERATION. -. Effective AUT/2014. Approved.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Business (0981)
TBGEN 111 New Freshman Leadership Seminar (2) FRESHMAN LDRSHP SEM. -. Effective WIN/2015. Pending.
Education (0975)
T EDUC 502 Change Learning About Learning (3) LEARNING ABOUT LRNG. Initial DL through SUM/2018. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
T EDSP 547 Change Special Education and the Law (3) SPECIAL EDUC & LAW. Initial DL through SUM/2018. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
T ARTS 220 Change Exploring Classical Music in our Community (2) EXP CLASS MUSIC. Initial DL through SPR/2018. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
T EGL 301 New Introduction to Indigenous Women and Feminism (5) INTR INDG WOM & FEM. Add to approved lists; DIV. Effective SPR/2015. Approved; no GWSS EQV.
T EGL 302 New Tribal Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Theory (5) TRIBAL CRT & CRT. Add to approved lists; DIV. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
T EGL 303 New Introduction to American Indian Education (5) INTR AMER INDN ED. Add to approved lists; DIV. Effective SUM/2015. Approved; checking for AIS EQV.
TESC 310 Change Environmental Research Seminar (3) ENVIRON RES SEMINAR. Initial DL through SUM/2018. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
T HIST 260 Change Empires and Imperialism in World History (5) WORLD EMPIRES. Initial DL through SPR/2018. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
TIAS 505 Change IAS M.A. Capstone (5) MA CAPSTONE. Change credits. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
T PHIL 456 Change Environmental Ethics (5) ENVIRONMENTL ETHICS. Initial DL through SUM/2018. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
TPOL S 320 Change American Constitutional Law: Institutional Powers and Constraints (5) CON LAW: INSTL PWRS. Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
TPOL S 361 Change American Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties (5) CON LAW: RGTS & LIB. Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
TPSYCH 345 New Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination (5) STEREO, PREJ & DISC. Add to approved lists. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
TPSYCH 445 New Psychology of Superheroes: An Exploration of Good and Evil (5) PSYCH GOOD AND EVIL. Add to approved lists. Effective SUM/2015. Approved.
TRELIG 333 New Buddhist Thought (5) BUDDHIST THOUGHT. Add to approved lists. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
TSPAN 102 Change Elementary Spanish (5) ELEMENTARY SPANISH. Initial DL through SPR/2018. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
TWRT 291 Change Technical Communication in the Workplace (5) TECHNICAL COMM. Initial DL through SPR/2018. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.
Social Work (1019)
T CRIM 364 New Criminal Justice and the LGBTQ Experience (5) CRIMJST & LGBTQ EXP. Add to approved lists; DIV course. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
T CRIM 395 New American Criminal Courts (5) AMERICAN CRIMNL CRT. Add to approved lists. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
T CRIM 428 Change Policy and Practice with Sexual Offenders (5) SEX OFFENDER POLICY. Initial DL through SUM/2018; joint with TSOCWF 428. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
TSOCWF 428 Change Policy and Practice with Sexual Offenders (5) SEX OFFENDER POLICY. Initial DL through SUM/2018; joint with T CRIM 428. Effective SPR/2015. Approved.
Urban Studies (1031)
T SUD 222 Change Introduction to Sustainability (5) INTRO SUSTAINABILITY. Initial DL through SPR/2018. Effective WIN/2015. Approved.