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.
| Prefix | Title | Action |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| MEBI | Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics | Effective WIN/2005 |
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| Biology (0112) | ||
| BIOL 410 | Circadian Rhythms and Clocks (5) CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| Political Science (0244) | ||
| LSJ 301 | Internship (1-5, max. 5) INTERNSHIP. Credit/no credit only. | Effective WIN/2005. |
| LSJ 488 | Honors Thesis (5-) HONORS THESIS. | Effective WIN/2005. |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | ||
| Electrical Engineering (0410) | ||
| E E 524 | Wavelets: Data Analysis, Algorithms, and Theory (3) WAVELETS. Offered jointly with STAT 530. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| Technical Communication (0438) | ||
| T C 421 | Introduction to Technical Communication (3) INTRO TECH COMM. | Effective AUT/2005. |
| T C 423 | Introduction to Technical Editing (3) INTRO TECH EDITING. | Effective AUT/2005. |
| T C 424 | The Computer in Technical Communication (4) COMPUTR IN TECH COM. | Effective AUT/2005. |
| T C 426 | Introduction to Software User Assistance (3) INTRO SOFTWARE USER. | Effective AUT/2005. |
| T C 427 | Production Editing (4) PRODUCTION EDITING. | Effective AUT/2005. |
| INTERSCHOOL OR INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS (0-O) | ||
| Foreign Study (0755) | ||
| FSTDY 351 | Study Abroad in Botswana: Study of the Setswana Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD SETSWANA. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 352 | Study Abroad in Ghana: Study of the Twi Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD TWI. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 353 | Study Abroad in Ghana: Study of the Fante Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD FANTE. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 354 | Study Abroad in Senegal: Study of the Wolof Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD WOLOF. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 355 | Study Abroad in Mali: Study of the Bambara Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD BAMBARA. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 356 | Study Abroad in Madagascar: Study of the Malagasy Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD MALAGASY. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 357 | Study Abroad in Africa: Study of the Xhosa Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD XHOSA. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 371 | Study Abroad in Samoa: Study of the Samoan Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD SAMOAN. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 372 | Study Abroad in Tibet: Study of the Tibetan Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD TIBETAN. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 373 | Study Abroad in Mongolia: Study of the Mongolian Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD MONGOLIAN. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 374 | Study Abroad in Nepal: Study of the Nepali Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD NEPALI. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| FSTDY 391 | Study Abroad in the Netherlands: Study of the Dutch Language (3-5, max. 15). STDY ABRD DUTCH. Credit/no credit only. | Effective AUT/2004. |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R) | ||
| Neurology and Behavior (0650) | ||
| NEUBEH 515 | Teaching Practicum in Neurobiology and Behavior (3-6, max. 15) NB TEACH PRACTICUM. Credit/no credit only. | Temporary new course. Effective AUT/2004-AUT/2004. |
| SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X) | ||
| Law (0852) | ||
| LAW B 557 | Southeast Asian Law (2-4, max. 4) SE ASIAN LAW. | Effective WIN/2005. |
| LAW B 573 | Supreme Court Decisionmaking (2-4, max. 4) SUPREME CT DECISION. | Conversion of temporary new course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| LAW E 555 | Advising Privately-Owned Businesses (3) ADVISING BUSINESS. Temporary new course. | Effective SPR/2005-SPR/2005. |
| SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P) | ||
| Pharmacy (0610) | ||
| PHARM 405 | The Nature of Scientific Truth (2) NATURE SCI TRUTH. | Credit/no credit only. Effective WIN/2005. |
| PHARM 568 | Healthcare of Cancer Survivors (2) CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. | Effective SPR/2005. |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | ||
| Computing and Software Systems (1023) | ||
| TCSS 451 | Introduction to Digital Media (5) INTRO DIGITAL MEDIA. | Conversion of temporary course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| Communications (0131) | ||
| COM 551 | Political Communication (5) POLITICAL COMMUN. Offered jointly with POL S 551. | Change description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| History (0193) | ||
| HSTEU 415 | Europe in the Second World War (5) EUROPE IN WWII. | Change titles. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Jackson School of International Studies (0190) | ||
| SISA 200 | Contemporary South Asia (5) CONTEMP SOUTH ASIA. | Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Linguistics (0203) | ||
| LING 472 | Introduction to Computational Linguistics (5) INTR TO COMPUT LING. Offered jointly with CSE 472. | Change credits, contact hours, resources, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2005 |
| Political Science (0244) | ||
| LSJ 433 | Disability Law, Policy, and the Community (5) DISABILITY LAW & PLCY. | Change prerequisite, description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| LSJ 434 | Civil and Human Rights Law for Disabled People (5) CIVIL/HUMAN RGHTS LAW. | Change titles, prerequisite, description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| LSJ 489 | Honors Thesis -(1-5, max. 5) HONORS THESIS. | Change credits (hyphenate to LSJ 488), description. Effective WIN/2005 |
| POL S 551 | Political Communication (5) POLITICAL COMMUN. Offered jointly with COM 551. | Change description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Scandinavian Languages and Literature (0281) | ||
| DANISH 310 | Topics in Danish Short Prose (5, max. 15) TOPICS DANISH PROSE. | Change titles, description, credits max. Effective WIN/2005. |
| DANISH 312 | Topics in the Danish Novel.(5, max. 15) TOPICS DANISH NOVEL. | Change titles, description, credits max. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Statistics (0294) | ||
| STAT 316 | Design of Experiments and Regression Analysis (4) DES EXPR REGR ANLYS. Offered jointly with IND E 316. | Change titles, credits, description. Effective WIN/05. |
| Women Studies (0298) | ||
| WOMEN 453 | Lesbian Lives and Culture (5) LESBIAN LIVS & CLTR. | Change number. Effective SPR/2005. |
| SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (0-E) | ||
| Business Administration (0300) | ||
| B A 501 | Business Administration II (14) BUSINESS ADMIN II. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2005. |
| I S 300 | Introduction to Information Systems (5) INTRO TO INFO SYS. | Change description, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2005. |
| OPMGT 301 | Principles of Operations Management (4) PRIN OPER MGT. | Change prerequisite, description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U) | ||
| Dentistry (0805) | ||
| DENT 610 | Introduction to Clinical Dentistry (2) INTRO CLINICAL DENT. | Change number. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Oral Medicine (0817) | ||
| ORALM 529 | Stomatology (4) STOMATOLOGY. | Correct-remove CR/NC only. Effective SUM/2004. |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | ||
| Computer Science and Engineering (0406) | ||
| CSE 472 | Introduction to Computational Linguistics (5) INTR TO COMPUT LING. Offered jointly with LING 472. | Change credits, contact hrs., resources, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2005 |
| Engineering (0412) | ||
| STAT 530 | Wavelets: Data Analysis, Algorithms, and Theory (3) WAVELETS. Offered jointly with E E 524. | Change joint status, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2004. |
| Industrial Engineering (0418) | ||
| IND E 316 | Design of Experiments and Regression Analysis (4) DES EXPR REGR ANLYS. Offered jointly with STAT 316. | Change titles, credits, description. Effective WIN/05. |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R) | ||
| Neurology and Behavior (0650) | ||
| NEUBEH 545 | Quantitative Methods in Neuroscience (3) QUANT METH NEUROSCI. Offered jointly with P BIO 545. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2005. |
| SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X) | ||
| Law (0852) | ||
| LAW B 516 | International Contracting ([2-4]-, max. 4) INTL CONTRACTING. | Change titles. Effective WIN/2004. |
| LAW B 542 | Korean Law (3) KOREAN LAW. | Change titles. Effective WIN/2005. |
| LAW B 596 | International Protection of Human Rights ([2-4]-, max. 6) | Change titles, credits. Effective WIN/2005. |
| LAW E 522 | Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law the Law Seminar (1-4, max. 4) | Change credits. Effective WIN/2005. |
| LAW E 545 | Advanced Patent Law Seminar (4) ADV PATENT LAW SEM. | Change titles, credits, description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| LAW T 503 | Problems of Timing (2-3, max. 3) PROBLEMS OF TIMING. | Change titles, credits. Effective WIN/2005. |
| LAW T 510 | Estate and Gift Taxation (3) ESTATE & GIFT TAX. | Change titles. Effective WIN/2005. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| Genome Sciences () | ||
| GENOME 540 | Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology: Genome and Protein Sequence Analysis (3) COMP MOL BIOL I. | Change joint status-drop MBT 540. Effective WIN/2004. |
| GENOME 541 | Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology: Molecular Evolution (3) COMP MOL BIOL II. | Change joint status-drop MBT 541. Effective WIN/2004. |
| Pathology (0924) | ||
| PATH 513 | Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration (1.5) NEURODEGENERATION. | Change title. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Pharmacology (0926) | ||
| PHCOL 401 | General Pharmacology I (2-4, max. 4) GEN PHCOL I. | Change description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| PHCOL 402 | General Pharmacology II (3/4) GEN PHCOL II. | Change description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| PHCOL 511 | Autonomic/Cardiovascular Pharmacology (2) AUTO/CARDIO PHCOL. | Change titles, credits, description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| PHCOL 512 | Neropharmacology (2) NEUROPHCOL. | Change titles, credits, description, prerequisite. Effective WIN/2005. |
| PHCOL 513 | Endocrine Pharmacology and Chemotherapeutics (2) ENDO/CHEMO PHCOL. | Change titles, credits, description. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Physiology and Biophysics (0932) | ||
| P BIO 545 | Quantitative Methods in Neuroscience (3) QUANT METH NEUROSCI. Offered jointly with NEUBEH 545. | Change credits. Effective WIN/2005. |
| COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K) | ||
| Oceanography (0456) | ||
| OCEAN 210 | Ocean Circulation (3) OCEAN CIRCULATION. | Change prerequisite. Effective WIN/2004. |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M) | ||
| Epidemiology (0704) | ||
| EPI 511 | Introduction to Epidemiology (3-4, max. 4) INTRO EPIDEMIOLOGY. | Requests DL suffix. Effective AUT/2004. |
| EPI 532 | Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Countries (3) EPI OF INFCT DIS. | Change titles. Effective SPR/2005. |
| NUTR 539 | Nutrition Journal Club (1-3, max. 9) JOURNAL CLUB. | Change titles, description, prerequisite, CR/NC only. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Health Services (0706) | ||
| HIA 410 | Introduction to Health Care Systems and Health Data Systems (6) HLTH CARE/DATA SYS. | Change credits. Effective AUT/2004. |
| Number, Prefix | Title, Credits, Short Title | Action |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | ||
| Speech Communication (0295) | ||
| STAT 579 | Advanced Data Analysis (4) ADV DATA ANALYSIS. Offered jointly with BIOST 579. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| INTERSCHOOL OR INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS (0-O) | ||
| Quantitative Sciences (0750) | ||
| Q SCI 457 | Methods of Abundance Estimation (4) MTHD ABUNDNCE EST. | Drop Course. Effective AUT/04. |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y) | ||
| Genome Sciences () | ||
| GENET 455 | Molecular Genetics (3) MOLECULAR GENETICS. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| GENET 552 | Nature and Consequences of Mutation (3) MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| GENET 553 | Chromosome Structure and Mechanics (3) CHROMOSOM STR&MEC. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| GENET 554 | Topics in Genetics (2, max. 6) TOPICS IN GENETICS. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 450 | Introduction to Molecular Biotechnology (2) INTRO MOL BIOTECH. Credit/no credit. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 499 | Undergraduate Research (1-5, max. 12) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 501 | Introduction to Research (1-9, max. 15) INTRO RES. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 520 | Technologies for Protein Analysis (3) TECH PROTEIN ANLYS. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 530 | Advanced Instrumentation for Genome Analysis (3) INSTR GENOME ANLYS. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 540 | Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology: Genome and Protein Sequence Analysis (3) COMP MOL BIOL I. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 541 | Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology: Molecular Evolution (3) COMP MOL BIOL II. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005 |
| MBT 550 | Seminar in Molecular Biotechnology (1, max. 12) SMNR MOL BIOTECH. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 560 | Molecular Biotechnology Literature Conference (1, max. 12) MOL BIOTECH LIT CNF. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 561 | Research Discussions (1) RES DISC. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 600 | Independent Study or Research (*) INDEPENDENT SDY/RES. Credit/no credit only. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 700 | Master's Thesis (*) MASTER'S THESIS. Credit/no credit only. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| MBT 800 | Doctoral Dissertation (*) DOCTORAL DISSERTATN. Credit/no credit only. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| Pharmacology (0926) | ||
| PHCOL 403 | General Pharmacology III (3/4) GEN PHOCLIII. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M) | ||
| Biostatistics (0700) | ||
| BIOST 579 | Advanced Data Analysis (4) ADV DATA ANALYSIS. Offered jointly with STAT 579. | Drop course. Effective WIN/2005. |