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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CURRICULUM REPORT
October 30, 2007

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.
The next Curriculum Meeting is scheduled to be held on November 20, 2007. The deadline for applications is November 5, 2007.

NEW BUSINESS

NEW PREFIXES

UNDERGRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS (0-A)
INTSCI Integrated Science. Effective AUT/2008.
THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S)
The Information School (0671)
INFX Information School. Effective SPR/2008.

NEW COURSES

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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Applied Mathematics (0208)
AMATH 410 Computational Biology and Chemistry (4) COMPUTL BIOL & CHEM. Effective WIN/2008.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Aeronautics and Astronautics (0400)
A A 528 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (3) SPACE DYN & CONTROL. Effective WIN/2008.
INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R)
Nutritional Science (0689)
NUTR 536 Nutrition Education Principles and Practice (2) NURITION EDUCATION. Effective WIN/2008.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW A 576 International Criminal Law (3) INTL CRIMINAL LAW. Effective WIN/2008.
LAW E 518 Torts II (4) TORTS II. Effective SPR/2008.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Pharmacology (0926)
PHCOL 576 Pharmacological, Molecular, and Functional Characterization of G-protein Coupled Receptors (1) G-PROTEIN CLPD RCPTR. Effective WIN/2008.
PHCOL 577 Regulatory Roles of Ubiquitin in the Nucleus (1) UBIQUITIN FUNCTION. Effective WIN/2008.
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (0936)
PBSCI 515 War and Mental Health (1) WAR & MENTAL HEALTH. Effective WIN/2008.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Pharmacy (0610)
PHARM 588 Diabetes Care (2) DIABETES CARE. Effective WIN/2008.
COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K)
Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (0452)
FISH 437 Fisheries Oceanography (4) FISH OCEANOGRAPHY. Effective WIN/2008.
FISH 537 Fisheries Oceanography (4) FISH OCEANOGRAPHY. Effective WIN/2008.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Center for University Studies and Programs (0864)
B CUSP 114 Discovery Core II: Composition (5) DISCCORE II: COMP. Effective WIN/2008.
B CUSP 135 Research Writing (5) RESEARCH WRITING. Effective WIN/2008.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0863)
BIS 489 Projects in Community Psychology (5) PROJ COMMUNITY PSYCH. Effective WIN/2008.
Nursing (0870)
BHLTH 445 Health in a Developing Nation: Study Abroad (5) HLTH DEVEL NATION. Effective SPR/2009.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Computing and Software Systems (1023)
T INST 100 Fluency in Information Technology (5) COMPUTER FLUENCY. Cloned from CSE 100. Effective WIN/2008.

PROGRAM CHANGES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Dance (01331)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised admission requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance. (DANCE-20070608). Effective AUT/2007.
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised requirements for the minors in Asian Studies (China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, and Southeast Asia). (SISA-20070807). Effective WIN/2008.
Romance Languages and Literature (0264)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised requirements for the minor in Spanish. (SPAN-20070731). Effective WIN/2008.
Engineering (0-J)
Chemical Engineering (0402)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised admission requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree. (CHEME-20070509). Effective WIN/2008.
Mechanical Engineering (0419)
The Faculty Council of Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised admission requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree. (ME-20070119R). Effective AUT/2008.

COURSE CHANGES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Art (0105)
ART 316 Introduction to Industrial Design (5) INTRO INDUST DESIGN. Change titles. Effective SPR/2008.
ART 317 Intermediate ID Studio 1 (5) INTRMED ID STUDIO 1. Change titles. Effective SPR/2008.
ART 318 Intermediate ID Studio 2 (5) INTRMED ID STUDIO 2. Change titles. Effective SPR/2008.
ART 377 Marks and Symbols (5) MARKS & SYMBOLS. Change titles. Effective SPR/2008.
ART 381 Design Case Studies (5) DESIGN CASE STUDIES. Change titles. Effective SPR/2008.
ART 481 Design Field Studies (5) DESIGN FIELD STUDY. Change titles. Effective SPR/2008.
ART 582 Design Graduate Studio (5, max. 40) DESIGN STUDIO: GRAD. Change titles, max credits. Effective SPR/2008.
Atmospheric Sciences (0108)
ATM S 321 The Science of Climate (3) SCIENCE OF CLIMATE. Change titles, prerequisite. Correct Effective Date WIN/2008.
Biology (0112)
BIOL 401 Advanced Cell Biology (3) ADV CELL BIOLOGY. Change prerequisite. Effective WIN/2008.
BIOL 411 Developmental Biology (4) DEV BIOL. Change prerequisite. Effective WIN/2008.
BIOL 415 Evolution and Development (4) EVOLUTION & DEVELOP. Change prerequisite. Effective WIN/2008.
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
SISEA 437 International Relations of Japan (5) JAPAN INTL RELATNS. Was SISEA 487. Effective SPR/2008.
SISEA 537 International Relations of Japan (5) JAPAN INTL RELATNS. Was SISEA 587. Effective SPR/2008.
Linguistics (0203)
LING 407 Languages of the World (5) LANGS OF WORLD. Was LING 300, change titles. Effective SPR/2008.
Political Science (0244)
POL S 424 International Relations of Japan (5) JAPAN INTL RELATNS. Change joint numbering. Effective SPR/2008.
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U)
Orthodontics (0821)
ORTHO 521 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Orthodontics (3) DX & TX IN ORTHO. Change titles. Effective SPR/2008.
INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R)
Nutritional Science (0689)
NUTR 537 Laboratory Rotation (1-4, max. 6) LABORATORY ROTATION. Change to independent study. Effective SPR/2008.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Human Biology (0950)
HUBIO 590 P-Medical Information for Decision Making (1) P-MD INFO DCSN MKNG. Change titles, description. Effective SUM/2008.
Medicine (0915)
CONJ 550 P-Clinical Infectious Diseases (3) P-CLIN INFEC DIS. Allow DL. Effective WIN/2008.
SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N)
Nursing (0552)
NCLIN 556 Seminar in Primary Care II: Evidence Based Management of Common Health Concerns (3) PRIM CARE II MGMT. change titles, description. Effective WIN/2008.
NCLIN 557 Seminar in Primary Care III: Evidence Based Management of Common Health Concerns (3) PRIM CARE III MGMT. Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2008.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Medicinal Chemistry (0612)
MEDCH 550 Mechanistic Studies in Medicinal Chemistry (1) MECHANISTIC MED CHEM. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
MEDCH 551 Flavin and Heme-Containing Monooxygenases (1) OXYGENASES MED CHEM. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
MEDCH 552 Medicinal Chemistry Aspects of Drug Action and Drug Metabolism (1) DRUG ACTION METAB. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
MEDCH 553 Structure and Function of Macromolecular Protein Assemblies (1) ENZYM MED CHEM. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
MEDCH 554 The Mechanism of Action and Pharmacokinetics of Biotherapeutic Agents and Other Natural Products (1) MECH & PHARM STDYS. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
MEDCH 555 Current Topics in Biological Mass Spectrometry (1) MASS SPEC: TOPICS. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
MEDCH 556 Mechanistic Aspects of Drug Metabolism (1) MECH ASPCT DRG METB. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
MEDCH 557 Molecular Modeling Studies of Medicinal Chemistry (1) MODELING MED CHEM. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
MEDCH 558 Human Cytochrome P-450 Biochemistry (1) P450 BIOCHEMISTRY. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
MEDCH 559 Protein NMR Spectroscopy (1) PROTEIN NMR. Re-instated. Effective WIN/2008.
Pharmacy (0610)
PHARM 517 Production Development and Manufacturing Systems (3) BMED REG AFF DEV. Change titles, grading, description. Effective WIN/2008.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M)
Epidemiology (0704)
EPI 540 Introduction to Cancer Biology (3) CANCER BIOLOGY. Change prerequisite. Effective WIN/2008.

COURSES DROPPED
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Art (0105)
ART 547 Industrial Design (3-15, max. 60) INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
ART 580 Visual Communication Design Studio (3-15, max. 60) VCD STUDIO. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
ART 583 Visual Communication Design Studio II (5, max. 30) VCD STUDIO II. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Civil and Environmental Engineering (0403)
CEE 461 Biological Problems in Water Pollution (3/5, max. 5) BIOL PROB WATER POL. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
CEE 586 Transportation Infrastructure Management (3) TRANS INFRASTR MGMT. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
CEE 587 Transportation Networks (3) TRANSPORT NETWORKS. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
COLLEGE OF OCEAN AND FISHERY SCIENCES (0-K)
Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (0452)
FISH 430 Biological Problems in Water Pollution (3/5, max. 5) BIOL PROB WATER POL. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE (0-M)
Epidemiology (0704)
EPI 523 Injury Epidemiology (3) INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
EPI 525 Topics in Preventive Medicine (2) TOPICS IN PREV MED. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
EPI 527 Practical Issues in the Conduct of Epidemiologic Studies (2) PRACTL ISSUES EPID. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
Health Services (0706)
HSERV 505 Topics in Preventive Medicine (2) TOPICS IN PREV MED. Drop course. Effective WIN/2008.
HSMGMT 561 Health Planning: The Management of Change (3-4) HEALTH PLANNING. Drop course. Effective SPR/2008.