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.
| Department/Unit | Prefix |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | |
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963) | |
| T URB | Urban Studies |
| Course Prefix, Number | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| American Indian Studies (1015) | ||
| AIS 341 | Native Women in the Americas (5) NATV WOMEN AMERICAS. Offered jointly with WOMEN 341. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| Art (0105) | ||
| ART 590 | Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar in Contemporary Practices (5, max 25) CONTEMP PRACTICES. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| Biology (0112) | ||
| BIOL 180 | Introductory Biology (5) INTRO BIOLOGY. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| BIOL 200 | Introductory Biology (5) INTRO BIOL. | Effective WIN/2002. |
| BIOL 220 | Introductory Biology (5) INTRO BIOL. | Effective SPR/2002 |
| Geography (0188) | ||
| GEOG 377 | Urban Political Geography (5) URBAN POLIT GEOG. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| GEOG 378 | Social Control In the City (5) SOC CONTROL IN CITY. Offered jointly with SO JU 378. | Effective APR/2001. |
| GEOG 574 | Research Seminar: Geography, Law and Social Control (5) SEM GEOG & LAW. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| History (0193) | ||
| HSTAS 546 | Gender and Colonialism in Eastern Asia (5) GENDER/COLONIALISM. Offered jointly with WOMEN 546. | Effective WIN/2002. |
| HSTEU 318 | Mediterranean Europe: 1789-1974 (5) MEDITERRANEAN EURO. Temporary new course. | Effective SPR/2001-SUM/2001. |
| Political Science (0244) | ||
| SO JU 378 | Social Control In the City (5) SOC CONTROL IN CITY. Offered jointly with GEOG 378. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| Psychology (0262) | ||
| PSYCH 404 | Psychobiology of Motivation (5) PSYCHOBIO OF MOTIV. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| PSYCH 406 | Insect Behavior (4) INSECT BEHAVR. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| Slavic Languages and Literature (0163) | ||
| RUSS 520 | Topics in Russian Literature and Culture (5, max 20) TPCS RUS LIT & CLTR. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| Women Studies (0298) | ||
| WOMEN 341 | Native Women in the Americas (5) NATV WOMEN AMERICAS. Offered jointly with AIS 341. | Effective SPR/2001 |
| WOMEN 423 | Feminism, the State, and Democracy in Indonesia (5) STATE & DEM INDONESIA. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| WOMEN 546 | Gender and Colonialism in Eastern Asia (5) GENDER/COLONIALISM. | Effective WIN/2002. |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | ||
| Bioengineering (0745) | ||
| BIOEN 301 | Bioengineering Systems Analysis (4) BIOEN SYST ANAL. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| BIOEN 302 | Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation (4) INTRO BIOMED INSTR. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| BIOEN 303 | Bioengineering Signal Processing (4) BIOEN SIG PROC. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| BIOEN 304 | Introduction to the Bioengineering Analysis of Physiology I (4) BIOEN PHYSIOLOGY. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| BIOEN 305 | Introduction to the Bioengineering Analysis of Physiology II (4) PHYSIOL & TRANSPORT. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| BIOEN 357 | Introduction to Molecular Bioengineering (4) INTRO TO MOL BIOEN. | Effective WIN/2002. |
| BIOEN 420 | Medical Imaging (4) MEDICAL IMAGING. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| BIOEN 455 | BioMEMS (4) BIOMEMS. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| BIOEN 457 | Advanced Molecular Bioengineering (4) ADV MOL BIOEN. | Effective SPR/2002. |
| BIOEN 470 | Systems Engineering and Electronic Medicine (4) SYS ENG & E-MED. | Effective: WIN/2001. |
| BIOEN 480 | Bioengineering Research/Capstone Design (2-6, max 6) BIOEN RESEARCH. | Effective SPR/2002. |
| BIOEN 485 | Computational Bioengineering (4) COMPUTATIONAL BIOEN. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering (0403) | ||
| CEE 594 | Construction Automation (3) CONSTR AUTOMATION. | Effective WIN/2001. |
| CEE 599 | Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering (1-3, max 15) SPECIAL TOPICS CEE. | Effective WIN/2001. |
| Computer Science and Engineering (0406) | ||
| CSE 599 | Alternative Computing Paradigms (4) ALT COMP PARADIGMS. Temporary new course. | Effective WIN/2001 to WIN/2001. |
| Technical Communication (0438) | ||
| TC 497 | Study Abroad: Technical Communication (3-5, max 15) STUDY ABROAD: TC. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (0-S) | ||
| Library (0671) | ||
| IMT 510 | Human Aspects of Information Systems (4) HUM ASP INFO SYS. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| IMT 530 | Taxonomy, Classification and Metadata (4) TAX CLASS MET. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| IMT 540 | Information Systems, Architectures, and Retrieval (5) INFO SYS ARCH & RET. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| IMT 551 | Law and Ethics in Information Management (3) LAW ETHICS INFO MGMT. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| IMT 580 | Management of Information Organizations (4) MGMT OF INFO ORGS. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| IMT 581 | Leadership and the Management of Change (4) LEAD & MGMT CHANGE. | Effective WIN/2001. |
| IMT 595 | Stakeholders, Information, and Technology (5) STAKE, INFO & TECH. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| INFO 320 | Information Needs, Searching and Presentation (5) INFO NEEDS SRCHING. Convert temporary course to permanent. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| INFO 444 | Value-Sensitive Design (5) VAL SEN DESIGN. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| INFO 446 | Advanced Search Engine Systems (5) ADV SEARCH ENG. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| INSC 565 | Teaching Practicum I (3) TEACH PRAC 1. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| INSC 566 | Teaching Practicum II (3) TEACH PRAC 2. | Effective WIN/2001. |
| INSC 576 | Research Practicum II (3) RESEARCH PRAC 2. | Effective AUT/2001. |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M) | ||
| Environmental Health (0702) | ||
| ENV H 490 | Community Air Pollution (3) COMM AIR POLLUTION. | Effective SPR/2001 to SPR/2003. |
| Epidemiology (0704) | ||
| EPI 546 | Psychosocial Epidemiology (3) PSYCHOSOCIAL EPI. Offered jointly with PBSCI 546. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| Health Services (0706) | ||
| HSMGMT 501 | Epidemiology/Critical Evidence Appraisal (3-4) EPI/CRIT EVID APPR. | Conversion of temporary course to permanent. Effective WIN/2002. |
| Pathobiology (0708) | ||
| PABIO 553 | Survival Skills for Scientific Research (2) RESEARCH SKILLS. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| PABIO 582 | Critical Thinking and Research Design in Pathobiology (1.5) RES DESIGN PABIO. Credit/no credit only. | Effective WIN/2001. |
| BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V) | ||
| Computing and Software Systems (0865) | ||
| CSS 490 | Special Topics in Computing & Software Systems (1-5, max 20) SPECIAL TOPICS. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | ||
| Computing and Software Systems (1023) | ||
| TCSS 425 | Computers, Ethics and Society (5) ETHICS & SOCIETY. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963) | ||
| T URB 301 | The Urban Condition (5) THE URBAN CONDITION. | Effective SPR/2001. |
| Nursing (0970) | ||
| T HLTH 420 | Holistic Nursing (5) HOLISTIC NURSING. | Effective SPR/2001 to WIN/2002. |
| T HLTH 515 | The Madwoman in the Attic: Women's Madness in Literature and Society (3) MADWOMAN IN ATTIC. | Effective SPR/2001 to WIN/2002. |
| Course Prefix, Number | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| Anthropology (0102) | ||
| ANTH 316 | Modern South Asia (5) MODERN SOUTH ASIA. Offered jointly with SISSA 316. | Change title, short title, credits, joint status, description. Effective AUT/2001. |
| ANTH 574 | Socio-Cultural Perspectives of Public Health Genetics (3) SOC CLTR & GENETICS. | Change short title and credits. Effective SPR/2001. |
| Botany (0115) | ||
| BOTANY 496 | Peer Teaching Assistantships in Botany (1-5, max 15) PEER TAS IN BOTANY. Credit/no credit only. | Change grading system to credit/no credit only. Effective SPR/2001. |
| Geography (0188) | ||
| GEOG 477 | Advanced Urban Geography (5) ADV URBAN GEOG. | Change course title and description. Effective SPR/2001. |
| History (0193) | ||
| HSTAS 465 | The Vietnam Wars (5) THE VIETNAM WARS. Offered jointly with SISSE 465. | Change title, short title. Effective SPR/2001. |
| Jackson School of International Studies (0190) | ||
| SISSA 316 | Modern South Asia (5) MODERN SOUTH ASIA. Offered jointly with ANTH 316. | Change title, short title, credits, joint status, description. Effective AUT/2001. |
| SISSE 465 | The Vietnam Wars (5) THE VIETNAM WARS. Offered jointly with HSTAS 465. | Change title, short title. Effective SPR/2001. |
| Linguistics (0203) | ||
| LING 100 | Fundamentals of Grammar (5) FUND OF GRAMMAR. | Change course description. Effective SPR/2001. |
| Psychology (0262) | ||
| PSYCH 101 | Introduction to Psychology (5) INTRO TO PSYCH. | Change title, short title and course description. Effective SUM/2001. |
| PSYCH 469 | Psychology of Reasoning (4) PSYCH OF REASONING. | Change prerequisite. Effective SPR/2001. |
| Slavic Languages and Literature (0163) | ||
| RUSS 542 | Seminar in Russian Poetry (5, max 20) SMNR RUSS POETRY. | Change course title, short title and course description. Effective SPR/2001. |
| RUSS 543 | Seminar in Russian Prose (5, max 20) SMNR RUSS PROSE. | Change titles. Effective SPR/2001. |
| SLAV 519 | Slavic Language Pedadogy (3, max 6) SLAV LANG PEDAGOGY. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2001. |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U) | ||
| Orthodontics (0821) | ||
| ORTHO 630 | Introduction to Clinical Orthodontics (1) INTRO CLINIC ORTHO. | Change title and short title. Effective WIN/2001. |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | ||
| Chemical Engineering (0402) | ||
| CHEM E 531 | Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer II (3) MOMNT, HT, MS TR II. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2001. |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering (0403) | ||
| CEE 547 | Lake Management (3) LAKE MANAGEMENT. | Change grading. Effective WIN/2001. |
| Electrical Engineering (0410) | ||
| E E 486 | Fundamentals of Integrated Circuit Technology (3) IC TECHNOLOGY. Offered jointly with MSE 486. | Change short title, joint status. Effective WIN/2001. |
| Material Science and Engineering (0423) | ||
| MSE 486 | Fundamentals of Integrated Circuit Technology (3) IC TECHNOLOGY. Offered jointly with EE 486. | Change prefix and number, course title, and short title. Effective WIN/2001. |
| Technical Communication (0438) | ||
| T C 495 | Professional Practice (3-10, max 10) PROF PRACTICE. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2001. |
| SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X) | ||
| Law (0852) | ||
| LAW 477 | Law, Literature, and Film (2-4, max 4) LAW, LIT & FILM. | Change course title, short title, catalog description. Effective SPR/2001. |
| LAW B 577 | Law, Literature, and Film (2-4, max 4) LAW, LIT & FILM. | Change course title, short title, catalog description. Effective SPR/2001. |
| GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (0-S) | ||
| Library (0671) | ||
| LIS 500 | The Life Cycle of Information (2) INFO LIFE CYCLE. Credit/no credit only. | Change grading system. Effective SUM/2001. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| Immunology (0927) | ||
| LAB M 420 | Laboratory Analysis of Urine and Body Fluids (3) LAB ANAL URN BODY FLD. | Change course title. Effective SUM/2001. |
| Molecular Biotechnology (0952) | ||
| MBT 520 | Molecular Biotechnology (2) PROTEOMICS. | Change credits, contact hours, and course description. Effective WIN/2001 to WIN/2001. |
| Rehabilitation Medicine (0928) | ||
| REHAB 585 | Leadership: Administration & Management (2) ADMIN MGMT. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2001. |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N) | ||
| Nursing (0552) | ||
| NURS 582 | Socio-Cultural Perspectives of Public Health Genetics (3) SOC CLTR & GENETICS. | Change credits and short title. Effective SPR/2001. |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M) | ||
| Epidemiology (0704) | ||
| PHG 509 | Multidisciplinary Communication in Public Health Genetics (2) COMMUNICATION & PHG. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2001. |
| PHG 521 | Socio-Cultural Perspectives of Public Health Genetics (3) SOC CLTR & GENETICS. | Change credits and short title. Effective SPR/2001. |
| Health Services (0706) | ||
| HSERV 509 | Multidisciplinary Communication in Public Health Genetics (2) COMMUNICATION & PHG. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2001. |
| HSERV 582 | Health Behavior and Preventative Medicine (4) HLTH BEHAV PREV MED. | Change prerequisite. Effective SPR/2001. |
| Pathobiology (0708) | ||
| PABIO 581 | Current Literature in Pathobiology (1) CUR LIT PATHOBIOL. | Change course description. Effective WIN/2001. |
| PABIO 590 | Selected Topics (1-20, max 20) SELECTED TOPICS. | Change credits and course description. Effective SPR/2001. |
| BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V) | ||
| Computing and Software Systems (0865) | ||
| CSS 360 | Software Development and Quality Assurance Techniques (5) SOFTWARE DEVEL & QA. | Change prerequisite. Effective SPR/2001. |
| Nursing (0870) | ||
| B NURS 350 | Critical Thinking in Nursing (3) DECISION MAKING. | Change course title and description. Effective SUM/2001. |
| B NURS 410 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice (3) LEGAL ETHIC ISSUES. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2002. |
| B NURS 451 | Family Nursing (3) HUMAN SOCIAL SYSTEMS. | Change number, course title. Effective AUT/2001. |
| Course Prefix, Number | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| Biology (0112) | ||
| BIOL 201 | Introductory Biology (5) INTRODUCTRY BIOLOGY. | Drop course. Effective SUM/2001. |
| BIOL 202 | Introductory Biology (5) INTRODUCTRY BIOLOGY. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2002. |
| BIOL 203 | Introductory Biology (5) INTRODUCTRY BIOLOGY. | Drop course. Effective SPR/2002. |