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.
NEW COURSES
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| Art (0105) | ||
| ART 246 | Works on Paper/Monotype (5) WORKS ON PAPER. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Economics (0135) | ||
| ECON 423 | Topics in Financial Economics (5) TOPICS IN FIN ECON. | Effective WIN/2003 to WIN/2003. |
| General Studies (0185) | ||
| GIS 130 | Pixels, Numbers, and Programs (3) PIXELS, NUMS & PROG. | Temporary new course. Effective WIN/2003-AUT/2004. |
| Geography (0188) | ||
| GEOG 208 | Geography of the World Economy: Regional Fortunes and the Rise of Global Markets (5) GEOG WORLD ECONOMY. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| GEOG 245 | Geographic Perspectives on U.S. Population Diversity (5) U.S. POPULATION. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Jackson School of International Studies (0190) | ||
| RELIG 510 | Colloquium in Comparative Religion (1, max. 6) COMPARATIVE RELIGION. Credit/no credit only. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| SIS 524 | International Security (5) INTL SECURITY. Offered jointly with SIS 524. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Music (0217) | ||
| MUSEN 410 | Steelband (1, max. 6) STEELBAND. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Political Science (0244) | ||
| LSJ 299 | Special Topics (2-5, max. 10) SPECIAL TOPICS. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| LSJ 400 | Senior Seminar (5, max. 10) SENIOR SEMINAR. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| LSJ 433 | Disability Law, Policy, and the Community (5) DISABLTY LAW & POL. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| POL S 299 | Special Topics in Political Science (2-5, max. 10) SPECIAL TOPICS. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| POL S 524 | International Security (5) INTL SECURITY. Offered jointly with SIS 524. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Scandinavian Languages and Literature (0281) | ||
| ESTO 150 | Intensive Estonian (15) INTENSIVE ESTONIAN. | Effective SUM/2003. |
| LATV 150 | Intensive Latvian (15) INTENSIVE LATVIAN. | Effective SUM/2003. |
| LITH 150 | Intensive Lithuanian (15) INTENSIVE LITH. | Effective SUM2003. |
| Sociology (0293) | ||
| SOCSCI 202 | Genomics, Human Life, and the Future of Society: Social Science Perspectives (5) GENOMICS & SOCIETY. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| Women Studies (0298) | ||
| WOMEN 596 | Preceptorial for Women Studies Graduate Students (5, max. 15) TEACHING PRECEPT. | Effective WIN/003. |
| SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (0-E) | ||
| Business Administration (0300) | ||
| B A 470 | Accounting and Finance for Non-business Majors (4) BUS FUND ACCTG. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| B A 471 | Marketing Analysis and Strategy for Non-business Majors (4) BUS FUND MKTG. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| B A 472 | Human Resources for Non-business Majors (4) BUS FUND HUMAN RES. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| FIN 563 | Real Options (2) REAL OPTIONS. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | ||
| Material Science and Engineering (0423) | ||
| MSE 492 | Design in Materials Engineering II (3) DESIGN MTL ENGRG II. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R) | ||
| Neurology and Behavior (0650) | ||
| NEUBEH 545 | Quantitative Methods in Neuroscience (2) QUANT METH NEUROSCI. Offered jointly with PBIO 545. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X) | ||
| Law (0852) | ||
| LAW A 582 | Bankruptcy (3) BANKRUPTCY. | Conversion of a temporary course. Effective SPR/2003. |
| LAW E 538 | International Civil Litigation in U.S. Courts (4) INTL CIVIL LITIGATN. | Conversion of temporary course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| LAW E 539 | Workshop on E.U., U.K. and U.S. Regulation of E-Commerce and Information Society (2/3) EU/UK/US REG E-COMM. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| LAW E 545 | Comparative Patent Law (1-3-, max 3) COMPARATIVE PATENT. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S) | ||
| The Information School (0671) | ||
| LIS 558 | Reading Seminar in Social Aspects of Information Systems (2) READ SEM SOC ASPCTS. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| Medical Education (0918) | ||
| MEDED 550 | Knowledge Representation and Application (3) KNOWLEDGE REP. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| MEDED 591 | Biomedical Health Informatics Research Colloquium (1) BHI RESRCH COLLOQU. Credit/no credit only. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Medicine (0915) | ||
| MED 565 | P-The Healer's Art: Awakening the Heart of Medicine (1) HEALER'S ART. | Temporary new course. Effective SPR/2003-WIN/2004. |
| Physiology and Biophysics (0932) | ||
| PBIO 532 | Discussion in Cell Signaling and Molecular Physiology (2) CELL SIGNALING DISC. Offered jointly with NEUBEH 532. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| PBIO 545 | Quantitative Methods in Neuroscience (2) QUANT METH NEUROSCI. Offered jointly with NEUBEH 545. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N) | ||
| Nursing (0552) | ||
| NURS 523 | Communities, Populations, and Systems: Theoretical Foundations (3) COMM SYSTEMS THEORY. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K) | ||
| School of Marine Affairs (0458) | ||
| SMA 485 | Pacific Recreation and Tourism Issues (3) PACIFIC TOURISM. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| SMA 512 | Interviewing Methods and Environmental Topics (3) METHODS&ENVIR TOPIC. | Effective AUT/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (0-T) | ||
| Social Work (0779) | ||
| SOC W 506 | Social Welfare Research and Evaluation (3) SOC WELF RES & EVAL. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | ||
| Business (0981) | ||
| T BGEN 428 | Financial Markets and Institutions (5) FIN MKTS & INST. | Temporary new course. Effective WIN/2003-AUT/2003. |
| T BUS 590 | Organizational Analysis I (3) ORG ANALYSIS I. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| T BUS 599 | Organizational Analysis II (4) ORG ANALYSIS II. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963) | ||
| TCXIN 461 | Contemporary Mexican Culture (5) MEXICAN CULTURE. | Effective AUT/2003. |
| TCXIN 462 | Women in Latin America (5) WOMEN IN LAT AM. | Effective WIN/2004. |
| TCXIN 463 | Contemporary Cuban Culture (5) CONT CUBAN CULTURE. | Effective SPR/2003. |
| Social Work (1019) | ||
| TSOCWF 350 | Human Biology for Human and Social Services (3) HUMAN BIO SOC SERV. | Effective SPR/2003 to WIN/2004. |
| TSOCWF 351 | Applied Statistics for Social and Human Services (5) APPLIED STATISTICS. | Temporary new course. Effective WIN/2003-AUT/2003. |
| Urban Studies (1031) | ||
| T URB 315 | Homes, Housing and Homelessness (3) HOMES HOMELESSNESS. | Effective WIN/2003. |
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| Biology (0112) | ||
| BIOL 491 | Special Topics in Biological Science for Teachers (1-9, max. 9) SPEC TOPICS TEACHER. Credit/no credit only. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Classics (0118) | ||
| Latin 512 | Augustan Poetry (5, max. 15) AUGUSTAN POETRY. | Change maximum credits. Effective SPR/2003. |
| Communication (1035) | ||
| COM 362 | Community Journalism: News Lab (5) COMMUNITY JOUR. | Change titles. Effective SPR/2003. |
| COM 395 | Communication Internship (2-5, max. 5) COMM INTERNSHIP. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2003. |
| Physics (0239) | ||
| PHYS 215 | A Way of Knowing (5) A WAY OF KNOWING. | Change instructor, description. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (0-E) | ||
| Business Administration (0300) | ||
| B ECON | Competing in the Global Economy (4) COMPET GLOBAL EC. | Change prerequisite. Effective SPR/2003. |
| I S 320 | Fundamentals of Application Programming (4) FUND OF APPLIC PROG. | Change prerequisite. Effective SPR/2003. |
| MGMT 404 | Organization Development and Change (4) ORG DEV & CHANGE. | Correct titles. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U) | ||
| Orthodontics (0821) | ||
| ORTHO 580 | Functional Cranial Anatomy (3) CRANIAL ANATOMY. | Change titles, credits, drop credit/no credit, description. Effective SUM/2003. |
| COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H) | ||
| Education (0351) | ||
| EDLPS 519 | Special Topics in Educational Leadership (1-10, max. 15) SP TOP ED LDRSHP. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2003. |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | ||
| Material Science and Engineering (0423) | ||
| MSE 491 | Design in Materials Engineering I (1) DESIGN MTLS ENGR I. | Change titles, credits, description. Effective WIN/2003. |
| INTERSCHOOL OR INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS (0-O) | ||
| Naval Science (0446) | ||
| N SCI 112 | History of U.S. Sea Power I (2) HIST US SEA PWR I. | Change titles. Effective SPR/2003. |
| N SCI 113 | History of U.S. Sea Power II (2) HIST US SEA PWR II. | Change titles. Effective SPR/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X) | ||
| Law (0852) | ||
| LAW A 522 | Copyright (4) COPYRIGHT. | Change credits, description. Effective WIN/2003. |
| LAW A 594 | International Trademark and Copyright (2) INTL TRDMRK & COPY. | Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2003. |
| LAW B 561 | International Law of the Sea (3) INT LAW OF SEA. Offered jointly with SMA 506. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| LAW E 541 | Electronic Commerce and Information Technology (3) E-COMM & INFO TECH. | Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2003. |
| LAW E 550 | Patent Prosecution (4) PATENT PROSECUTION. | Change description. Effective SPR/2003. |
| LAW T 524 | Transfer Pricing Seminar (2) TRANS PRIC SEM. | Change description. Effective WIN/2003. |
| THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S) | ||
| The Information School (0671) | ||
| LIS 528 | Information Access in Health Sciences (3) INFO ACC HLTH SCI. Offered jointly with MEDED 570. | Drop credit/no credit only. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| Medical Education (0918) | ||
| MEDED 570 | Information Access in Health Sciences (3) INFO ACC HLTH SCI. Offered jointly with LIS 528. | Drop credit/no credit only. Effective WIN/2003. |
| Rehabilitation Medicine (0928) | ||
| REHAB 576 | Occupational Therapy Theory and Practice in Pediatrics (1-7, max. 7) OT IN PEDS. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K) | ||
| School of Marine Affairs (0458) | ||
| SMA 506 | International Law of the Sea (3) INT LAW OF SEA. Offered jointly with LAW B 561. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P) | ||
| Pharmacy (0610) | ||
| PHARM 536 | Principles of Publishing Clinical Evidence (2) PUBLISH EVIDENCE. | Change titles, credits, description. Effective SPR/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M) | ||
| Health Services (0706) | ||
| HSERV 581 | Strategies of Health Promotion (4) STR OF HLTH PROMO. | Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2003. |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | ||
| Business (0981) | ||
| T ACCT 311 | Cost Accounting (5) COST ACCOUNTING. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2003. |
| Social Work (1019) | ||
| TSOCWF 300 | Historical Approaches to Social Welfare (3) HISTORY OF SOC WELFARE. | Change prefix. Effective SPR/2003. |
| TSOCWF 310 | Social Welfare Practice I (3) SW PRACTICE I. | Change prefix. Effective SPR/2003. |
| TSOCWF 402 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3) HUMAN BEH SOC ENV I. | Change prefix. Effective SPR/2003. |
| TSOCWF 403 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3) HUMAN BEH SOC ENV II. | Change prefix. Effective SPR/2003. |
| Urban Studies (1031) | ||
| T URB 379 | Urban Field Experience (5-15, max. 15) URBAN FIELD EXP. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2003. |
| T URB 494 | Urban Research (1-15, max. 15) URBAN RESEARCH. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2003. |
| T URB 496 | Community Service Project (3-15, max. 15) COMM SVC PROJECT. | Change credits. Effective SPR/2003. |
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | ||
| Engineering (0412) | ||
| NUC E 498 | Special Topics in Nuclear Engineering (1-6, max. 6) SPEC TOPCS IN NUC E. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| NUC E 499 | Undergraduate Research Projects (1-6, max. 6) | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| NUC E 524 | Seminar in Nuclear Systems Analysis (1) SMNR NUC SYS ANALYS. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| NUC E 558 | Plasma Kinetic Theory (3) PLASMY THEORY II. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| NUC E 599 | Special Topics in Nuclear Engineering (3) SPEC TOPCS IN NUC E. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| NUC E 600 | Independent Study or Research (*) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| NUC E 700 | Masters Thesis (*) MASTERS THESIS. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| NUC E 800 | Doctoral Dissertation (*) DOCTORAL DISSERTATION. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| Immunology (0927) | ||
| IMMUN 447 | Immunity, Disease and Society (2) IMMUN, DISEASE&SOCIETY. | Drop course. Effective SPR/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N) | ||
| Nursing (0552) | ||
| NCLIN 581 | Seminar in Advanced Community Health Nursing (-2-6, max. 6) SEM ADV COM HEA NUR. | Drop course. Effective SPR/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P) | ||
| Pharmacy (0610) | ||
| PHARM 510 | Current Topics in Infectious Disease Pharmacotherapy (3) CURR TOP ID PHARM. | Drop course. Effective SPR/2003. |
| SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (0-T) | ||
| Social Work (0779) | ||
| SOC W 506 | Social Work: A Profession for Change (3) SOCW PROF FOR CHNGE. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2003. |