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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CURRICULUM REPORT

Number 355
December 20, 2004

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 BUSINESS

NEW PREFIXES

PrefixTitleAction
SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N)
Nursing (0552)
NSGNursing Effective WIN/2005.

NEW COURSES

Number, PrefixTitle, Credits, Short TitleAction
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
American Ethnic Studies (0100)
AAS 426Advanced Tagalog (5) ADVANCED TAGALOG. Effective WIN/2005.
AAS 427Advanced Tagalog (5) ADVANCED TAGALOG. Effective WIN/2005.
AAS 428Advanced Tagalog (5) ADVANCED TAGALOG. Effective WIN/2005.
English (0136)
ENGL 284Beginning Short Story Writing (5) BEGIN SHORT STRY WRIT. Change: request DL suffix. Effective WIN/2005.
Chemistry (0117)
CHEM 364Materials Chemistry (3) MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. Offered jointly with MSE 371. Effective WIN/2005
Psychology (0262)
PSYCH 203Introduction to Personality and Individual Differences (4) PERS & INDIV DIFFS. Change: requests DL suffix. Effective WIN/2005.
BUSINESS SCHOOL (0-E)
Business Administration (0300)
MGMT 510Professional Development (0-2-, max. 2) PROF DEVELOPMENT.Effective SPR/2005.
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U)
Restorative Dentistry (0835)
RES D 635Clinical Restorative Dentistry (3) CLN RESTOR DENT. Effective SUM/2005.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H)
Education (0351)
EDLPS 545Knowledge and Data in Relation to Action (3) KNOWLEDGE & DATA. Credit/no credit only. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 546Leadership Inquiry I: The Design of Research on Local Problems of Practice (3) RESEARCH DESIGN. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 547Leadership Inquiry II: Developing Useful Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence (3) DEVELOPING EVIDENCE. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 548Leadership Inquiry III: Refining the Design and Analysis of Research that Informs Practice (3) IMPROVING RESEARCH. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 554Foundations I: Leading for Learning in Complex Educational Systems (3) SYSTEM LEADERSHIP I. Credit/no credit only. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 555Foundations II: Moral and Historical Contexts for the Leadership of Complex Educational Systems (2-4, max. 4) LEADERSHIP II. Credit/no credit only. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 556Foundations III: The Dynamics of Organizations, Policy, and Systems Change (2-6, max. 6) LEADERSHIP III. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 557Foundations IV: Fiscal and Legal Contexts for Leadership of Complex Educational Systems (2-5, max. 5) LEADERSHIP IV. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 571Instructional Renewal and the Achievement Gap (3) ACHIEVEMENT GAP. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 572Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Renewal in the Context of Learner Differences (2-5, max. 5) INSTRUCTIONL RENEWL. Credit/no credit only. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
EDLPS 573Professional Learning and Instructional Renewal (2-4, max. 4) PROFESSIONL LEARNING. Effective SUM/2004 to SPR/2005.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Material Science and Engineering (0423)
MSE 371Materials Chemistry (3) MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. Offered jointly with CHEM 364. Effective WIN/2005
MSE 497Undergraduate Research (1-5, max. 12) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH. Credit/no credit only. Effective SPR/2005.
COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES (0-L)
Forest Resources (0523)
ESRM 494Senior Thesis Proposal (5) THESIS PROPOSAL. Effective WIN/2005.
PSE 404Raw Materials for Papermaking (3) PAPERMKG RAW MATLS. Conversion of a temporary course. Effective SPR/2005.
PSE 494Senior Thesis Proposal (5) THESIS PROPOSAL. Effective WIN/2005.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Genome Sciences (1040)
GENOME 261Genomes and Society (4) GENOMES AND SOCIETY.Conversion of temporary new course. Effective SPR/2005.
GENOME 580Ethics in Biomedical Research and Teaching (1) ETHICS. Credit/no credit only. Effective WIN/2005.
Obstetrics and Gynecology (0919)
OB GYN 551Perinatal Care Elective (1) PERINATAL CARE ELEC. Effective WIN/2005.
SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N)
Nursing (0552)
NURS 507Mental Health of Older Adults (3) MENTAL HLTH & AGING. Effective AUT/2005.
NURS 533Healthcare of Cancer Survivors (2) CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. Offered jointly with PHARM 568. Effective SPR/2005.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Computing and Software Systems (0865)
CSS 428Embedded Systems Laboratory (3) EMBED SYST LAB. Effective SPR/2005.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0863)
BES 459Compost and Organic Soil Amendments (5) COMPOST & ORG SOIL. Effective SPR/2005.
BIS 395Sustainable Practices (5) SUSTAINABLE PRACT. Effective SPR/2005.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Computing and Software Systems (1023)
TCSS 600Research in Computing and Software Systems (1-10, max. 10) INDEPENDENT STUDY CSS. Conversion of temp new course. Effective WIN/2005.

COURSE CHANGES

Number, PrefixTitle, Credits, Short TitleAction
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
General Studies (0185)
GIS 130Pixels, Numbers, and Programs (3-5, max. 5) PIXELS, NOS & PROGS. Change: extend temp course one qtr. Effective WIN/2005.
Romance Languages and Literature (0264)
SPAN 121Spanish Immersion (5) SPANISH IMMERSION. Requests DL suffix. Effective WIN/2005.
SPAN 122Spanish Immersion (5) SPANISH IMMERSION. Requests DL suffix. Effective WIN/2005.
SPAN 123Spanish Immersion (5) SPANISH IMMERSION. Requests DL suffix. Effective WIN/2005.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Electrical Engineering (0410)
E E 592Electrical Engineering Research Survey (1, max. 2) RESEARCH SURVEY. Change credits max. Credit/no credit only. Effective AUT/2005.
COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES (0-L)
Forest Resources (0523)
CFR 528International Forestry (3) INTNL FORESTRY. Change prefix, titles, description. Effective WIN/2005.
ESRM 351Wildlife Biology and Conservation (8) WILD RES TECHNIQUES. Change prefix, credits, contact hours. Effective SPR/2005.
THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S)
The Information School (0671)
INFO 458Readings Seminar in Social Aspects of Information Systems (2, max. 12) READINGS SEMINAR Correct max credits. Effective WIN/2005.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Genome Sciences (1040)
GENOME 474Debates in Genetics (3) DEBATES IN GENETICS Change: drop CR/NC only. Effective SPR/2005.
Pharmacology (0926)
PHCOL 527Drug Metabolism (3) DRUG METABOLISM. Offered: jointly with MEDCH 527. Change credits, contact hrs. Effective WIN/2005.
SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N)
Nursing (0552)
NURS 417Psychosocial Nursing in Health and Illness (3) PSYCH NURSING. Change credits, contact hrs. Effective AUT/2005.
NURS 545Care of the Neonate and Infant (2-3, max. 3) CARE OF INFANT. Change credits. Effective AUT/2005.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Medicinal Chemistry (0612)
MEDCH 527Drug Metabolism (3) DRUG METABOLISM. Offered: jointly with PHCOL 527. Change credits, contact hrs. Effective WIN/2005.
Pharmaceutics (0614)
PHARM 568Healthcare of Cancer Survivors (2) CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. Offered jointly with NURS 533. Change joint status: add NURS 533. Effective SPR/2005.

COURSES DROPPED

Number, PrefixTitle, Credits, Short TitleAction
COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES (0-L)
Forest Resources (0523)
ESC 101Introduction to Sustainable Resource Sciences (2) INTRODUCTION RES SCI. Drop course. Effective WIN/2005.
ESC 221Dendrology and Autecology (6) DENDRO & AUTECOLOGY. Drop course. Effective WIN/2005.
ESC 322Forest Ecosystems (3) FOREST ECOSYSTEMS. Drop course. Effective WIN/2005..
ESC 323Forest Ecosystems Field Trips (2) FOR ECOS FIELD TRIP. Drop course. Effective WIN/2005.
EHUF 201Ecology of Urban Environments (3) ECOLOGY URBAN ENVIR. Drop course. Effective WIN/2005.
ESRM 480Field Studies in Wood Utilization (1) FIELD STUDIES. Drop course. Effective WIN/2005.
F E 330Forest Engineering in Society (4) FOR ENGINEER IN SOC. Drop course. Effective WIN/2005.
F M 377Environmental Impact Assessment and Regulation in Forest Resource Management (3) ENV IMP ASSMT-REG. Drop course. Effective WIN/2005.
SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N)
Nursing (0552)
NURS 507Behavior and Adaptation: Elder Adults (3) BEHAV ADAPT ELDERS. Drop course. Effective AUT/2005.
NURS 533Seminar on Risk Conditions for Chronic Disease (3) SMNR RISKCHRON NURS. Drop course. Effective SPR/2005.