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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CURRICULUM REPORT
March 16, 2010

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 April 20, 2010. The deadline for applications is April 5, 2010.

NEW COURSES

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Biology (0112)
BIOL 483Senior Seminar in Paleobiology (1-3, max. 9) PALEOBIOLOGY SEMINAR. Effective AUT/2010.
Dance (0133)
DANCE 415Research Methods I (3) RESEARCH METHODS I. Effective SPR/2010.
BUSINESS SCHOOL (0-E)
Business Administration (0300)
MKTG 411Business to Business Marketing (4) BUS-TO-BUS MKTG. Effective SPR/2010.
I BUS 545Cases in Sustainability (4) SUSTAINABILITY. Effective AUT/2010.
MKTG 479Matching Supply and Demand in the Retail Industry (4) MATCH SUPPLY/DEMAND. Joint with OPMGT 479. Effective SPR/2010.
OPMGT 479Matching Supply and Demand in the Retail Industry (4) MATCH SUPPLY/DEMAND Joint with MKTG 479. Effective SPR/2010.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H)
Education (0351)
ECFS 399Current Issues and Trends in Early Childhood and Family Studies (3-5, max. 10) ISSUES & TRENDS. Effective AUT/2010.
ECFS 495Advanced Seminar in Early Childhood and Family Studies (3, max. 9) ADV ECFS SEMINAR. Effective AUT/2010.
EDPSY 402Child Development and Learning (5) CHILD DVLPMNT & LRNG. Effective AUT/2010.
EDSPE 564Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Other Special Needs (3) INFANTS AND TODDLERS. Effective AUT/2010.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Computer Science and Engineering (0406)
CSE 579Intelligent Control through Learning and Optimization (3) INTELLIGENT CONTROL. Joint with AMATH 579. Effective SPR/2010.
Human Centered Design and Engineering (0438)
HCDE 513Localization Management (4) LOCALIZATION MGMT. Effective SUM/2010.
HCDE 514Localization and International Business (3) LOC & INTL BUS. Effective AUT/2010.
HCDE 519Qualitative Research Methods (5) QUAL RES METHODS. Effective AUT/2010.
INTERSCHOOL OR INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS (0-O)
Bioengineering (0745)
BIOEN 401Bioengineering Capstone Principles (3) CAPSTONE PRINCIPLES. Effective SPR/2010.
BIOEN 402Bioengineering Capstone Research and Design (2-6, max. 10) RESEARCH AND DESIGN. Effective SPR/2010.
BIOEN 403Bioengineering Capstone Research (2-, max. 4) CAPSTONE RESEARCH. Effective SPR/2010.
BIOEN 404Bioengineering Team Design I (3) TEAM DESIGN I. Effective SPR/2010.
BIOEN 405Bioengineering Team Design II (3) TEAM DESIGN II. Effective SPR/2010.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW H 545FDA Law (3) FDA LAW. Effective SPR/2011.
LAW H 579Interactive Seminar (1, max. 30) INTERACTIVE SEMINAR. Joint with PHG 580. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW H 582Health Care Fraud and Abuse (2-3) HC FRAUD & ABUSE. Effective SPR/2010.
LAW H 590Advanced Research and Writing Seminar in Health Law (2-, max. 4) LLM WRITING SEMINAR. Effective WIN/2011.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics (0918)
MEBI 581Telehealth Systems and Applications (3) TELEHEALTH. Joint with NSG 540. Effective SUM/2010.
Medicine (0915)
MED EM 681P-Emergency Medicine Elective - HMC (*, max. 16) P-EMER MED ELEC/HMC. Clone of MED ED 606. Effective WIN/2010.
Neurology (1016)
NEURL 633P-Introduction to Neurology - Anchorage Alaska (8) P-INT NEURL- ANC AK. Clone of NEURL 665. Effective SUM/2010.
NEURL 642P-Introduction to Neurology - St. Lukes Boise (8) P-INT NEURL-STLUKES. Clone of NEURL 665. Effective SUM/2010.
NEURL 653P-Introduction to Neurology - Spokane (8) P-INT NEURL- SPOK. Clone of NEURL 665. Effective SUM/2010.
Obstetrics and Gynecology (0919)
OB GYN 662P-Introduction to Obstetrics and Gynecology, Libby (12) P-OBGY LIBBY. Clone of OB GYN 665. Effective SUM/2010.
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (0923)
OTOHN 679P-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship - Missoula (4/8, max. 24) P-OTOHNS MISSOULA. Clone of OTOHN 680. Effective SUM/2009.
SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N)
Nursing (0552)
NSG 540Telehealth Systems and Applications (3) TELEHEALTH. Joint with MEBI 581. Effective SUM/2010.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Pharmacy (0610)
PHARM 584Pharmacy Practice I - Introduction to Community Pharmacy Practice (3) PHARM PRACTICE I. Effective AUT/2010.
PHARM 586Pharmacy Practice III: Applications of Public Health Practice (3) PHARM PRACTICE III. Effective SPR/2011.
PHRMRA 550Advanced Technical Writing for Biomedical Regulatory Affairs (2) ADV TECH WRITING. Effective SPR/2010.
PHRMRA 595Special Topics in Regulation (1-6, max. 24) SPECIAL TOPICS. Effective AUT/2010.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (0702)
ENV H 490Selected Topics in Environmental Health (1-6, max. 20) SELECTED TOPICS. Effective AUT/2010.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Business (0881)
B BUS 215Introduction to Business Statistics (5) INTRO TO BUS STAT. Effective SUM/2010.
B BUS 524Creativity and Innovation Management (4) CREATE & INNOV MGT. Effective WIN/2011.
Computing and Software Systems (0865)
CSS 583Knowledge Management Systems (5) KNOWLEDGE MGT SYS. Effective AUT/2010.
CSS 600Independent Study or Research (1-5, max. 6) INDEPDNT STDY/RSCH. Effective SUM/2010.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0863)
BIS 235Critical Media Literacy (5) CRIT MEDIA LITERACY. Effective AUT/2010.
BIS 449Advanced Topics in Psychology (5, max. 15) ADV TOPICS PSYCH. Effective AUT/2010.
BISGST 397Topics in Global Studies (5, max. 15) TOPICS GLOBAL STDYS. Effective AUT/2010.
BISGST 497Advanced Topics in Global Studies (5, max. 15) ADV TPCS GLOBAL STDY. Effective AUT/2010.
BISSTS 397Topics in Science, Technology, and Society (5, max. 15) TPCS SCI TECH & SOC. Effective AUT/2010.
BISSTS 497Advanced Topics in Science, Technology, and Society (5, max. 15) ADV TOPS SCI&TECH. Effective AUT/2010.
Nursing (0870)
B NURS 514Mentoring in Nursing Education, Leadership, and Clinical Practice (3) MENTORING IN NSG. DL. Effective SUM/2010.
Science and Technology (1073)
B BIO 380Cell Biology (5) CELL BIOLOGY. Effective SPR/2010.
BST 200Introduction to Climate Science (5) INTRO TO CLIMATE SCI. Effective SPR/2010.
BST 221Consciousness Studies (5) CONSCIOUSNESS I. Effective SPR/2010.
BST 307Introduction to Differential Equations (5) INTRO TO DIFF EQ. Effective SPR/2010.
BST 322Exploration of Consciousness (5) CONSCIOUSNESS 2. Effective AUT/2010.
BST 323Psychology and Science of Dreams (5) SCIENCE OF DREAMS. Effective SPR/2010.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Business (0981)
TACCT 513Managerial Accounting (4) MANAGERIAL ACCT. Effective AUT/2010.
T BUS 530Operations Management in Action (4) OPERATIONS MGMT. Effective SUM/2010.
T FIN 483Econometrics for Finance (5) ECONOMETRICS. Effective AUT/2010.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
TESC 326Pacific Northwest Geology Field Trip (1) PNW GEOL FIELD TRIP. Effective SUM/2010.
Nursing (0970)
T HLTH 290Special Topics in the Foundations of Health (3-5, max. 10) SPCL TPCS HLTH FDNS. Effective SUM/2010.

PROGRAM CHANGES

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Communication (1035)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Program, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval revised program requirements for the option in Journalism within the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication. (COM-20090610). Effective AUT/2010.
BUSINESS SCHOOL (0-E)
Accounting (0301)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Program, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval revised program requirements for the option in Accounting within the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree. (BA-20100114). Effective AUT/2010.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-C)
Laboratory Medicine (0948)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Program, the Faculty Council on Academic (LABM-20091229). Effective SPR/2010.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-C)
Environmental Health (0702)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Program, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health. (ENVH-20100401). Effective AUT/2010.

COURSE CHANGES

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Art (0105)
ART 381Design Case Studies: Interaction Design Technology and Production (5) CASE STUDIES IXD. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
ART 383Foundations of Interaction Design (5) FOUNDATIONS OF IXD. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
ART 481Field Studies: Design Research Techniques (5) DESIGN FIELD STUDY. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
ART 484Senior Projects in Interaction Design (5) SR PROJ IXD. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
Dance (0133)
DANCE 102Introduction to Dance (2-5, max. 10) INTRO TO DANCE. Change to variable credits, description. Effective AUT/2010.
DANCE 103Introduction to Dance (2-5, max. 10) INTRO TO DANCE. Change to variable credits, description. Effective AUT/2010.
English (0136)
ENGL 471The Theory and Practice of Teaching Writing (5) TEACHING WRITING. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
Germanics (0192)
GERMAN 446Internships and Service Learning (2-5, max. 10) INTERSHIP SERVICE. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
Neurobiology (1018)
NBIO 402Disease of the Nervous System (3) NEURO DISEASE. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2011.
Speech and Hearing Sciences (0296)
SPHSC 425Speech, Language, Hearing, and the Brain (4) SPCH LANG HRN BRAIN. Change titles, description, add AOK. Effective WIN/2011.
COLLEGE OF BUILT ENVIRONMENTS (0-B)
Urban Design and Planning (0050)
URBDP 561Urban Economics and Public Policy (3/4) URB EC & PUBLIC POL. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
BUSINESS SCHOOL (0-E)
Accounting (0301)
ACCTG 301Intermediate Accounting I (4) INTERMED ACCTG I. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 302Intermediate Accounting II (4) INTERMED ACCTG II. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 303Intermediate Accounting III (4) INTERMED ACCTG III. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 311Cost Accounting (4) COST ACCOUNTING. Change credits, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 320Introduction to Accounting Information Systems (4) ACCTG INFO SYSTEMS. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 401Federal Income Tax Factors in Business Decisions (4) F I T BUS DEC. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 411Auditing Standards and Principles (4) AUDIT STANDRDS PRIN. Change credits, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 420Database Management for Accounting (4) DATABASE FOR ACCTG. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 421Tax Effects of Business Decisions (4) TAX EFFS OF BUS DECS. Change credits, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 440Accounting and Financial Management Decisions (4) ACC & FIN MGT DEC. Change credits, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 450Business Taxation (4) BUSINESS TAXATION. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 451Individual Income Taxation (4) INDIV INC TAXATION. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 460Advanced Cost Accounting (4) ADV COST ACCOUNTING. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 480Accounting for Not-For-Profit Organizations (4) NOT FOR PROFIT ACCT. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ACCTG 485Advanced Financial Accounting (4) ADV FIN ACCTG. Change credits, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2010.
Business Administration (0300)
MKTG 565Database Marketing and Customer Analytics (4) DBASE MKT CUST ANYL. Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2010.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H)
Education (0351)
ECFS 454Advanced Service Learning and Research I (3) ADV SRVC LRN RES I. Drop CR/NC grading. Effective AUT/2010.
ECFS 455Advanced Service Learning and Research II (3) ADV SRVC LRN RES II. Drop CR/NC grading. Effective AUT/2010.
ECFS 456Senior Project (3) SENIOR PROJECT. Change description. Effective AUT/2010.
EDUC 360The Dream Project (2, max. 16) DREAM PROJECT. Drop GENST 360 joint. Effective AUT/2010.
EDLPS 575Education Policy Implementation (3) ED POLICY IMPLEMENT. Change to CR/NC. Effective AUT/2010.
EDPSY 520Psychology of Reading (3) PSYCH OF READING. Change to CR/NC. Effective WIN/2011.
EDPSY 521Psychology of Writing (3) PSYCH OF WRITING. Change to CR/NC. Effective WIN/2011.
COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (0-D)
Earth and Space Sciences (1068)
ESS 411Geophysical Continuum Mechanics (5) CONTINUUM MECHANICS. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
ESS 511Geophysical Continuum Mechanics (5) CONTINUUM MECHANICS. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW A 543Business Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code (4) BUSINESS REORG. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW A 564American Legal History (1-4, max. 4) AM LEGAL HISTORY. Change titles, description. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW A 575Legal History Seminar (3) LEGAL HISTORY SEM. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW A 582Consumer Bankruptcy (3-4) CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY. Change titles, credits, hours. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW B 515Criminal Procedure: Investigation (5) CRIM PRO: INVESTGTN. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW E 516Criminal Procedure: Adjudication (5) CRIM PRO: ADJUDICAT. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW E 547Legal Protection for Computer Software (3) LEG PROT COMP SOFTW. Change description. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW E 548Litigation Strategies in Technologies Protection (3) LIT STRAT TECH PROT. Change description, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW E 550Patent Prosecution (4) PATENT PROSECUTION. Change prerequisite. Effective
LAW E 552Strategic Intellectual Property Commercialization (3) STRATEGIC IP COMM. Change titles, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW E 567Survey of Intellectual Property (3-6, max. 6) IP SURVEY. Change prerequisite. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW E 577Drafting Technology Contract (3) DRAFT TECH CONTRACTS. Change description. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW H 570Bio-Entrepreneurship and the Law (3) BIO-ENTREPRE & LAW. Change titles, description. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW P 501Intellectual Property Law Core (6-8) IP LAW CORE. Change credits, description, hours. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW P 503Introduction to Legal Systems and Skills for Intellectual Property Law (2-3, max. 3) INTRO IP LGL SKILLS. Change description. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW P 505International Intellectual Property Law (2-3) INTL IP LAW. Change titles, prerequisite, credits. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW P 506Transnational Intellectual Property Law Theory and Practice (3) TRANSNTL IP. Change description. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW P 509Antitrust and Intellectual Property Rights (2-3) ANTITRUST & IP RIGHTS. Change titles. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW P 510Advanced Writing Seminar in Intellectual Property Law and Policy (2-, max. 4) SEM IP LAW & POLICY. Change description. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW P 522Advanced Copyright Law (2) ADV COPYRIGHT LAW. Change description. Effective AUT/2010.
LAW P 545Advanced Patent Law Seminar (3) ADV PATENT LAW SEM. Change description, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2010.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Medicinal Chemistry (0612)
MEDCH 525Alternative and Complementary Medicines (2) P-ALT AND COMP MED. Add DL. Effective AUT/2010.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (0-Q)
Public Affairs (0770)
PB AF 501Legislative Relations (3/4) LEGISLATIVE RELATNS. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
PB AF 526Program Evaluation (3/4) PROGRAM EVALUATION. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
PB AF 542The Law and Economics of Regulation (3/4) LAW & ECON OF REG. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
PB AF 561Urban Economics and Public Policy (3/4) URB PC & PUBLIC POL. Joint with URBDP 561. Change credits. Effective AUT/2010.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Epidemiology (0704)
PHG 580Interactive Seminar in Public Health Genetics (1, max. 30) INTERACTIVE SEMINAR. Add joint with LAW H 579. Effective AUT/2010.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Center for University Studies and Programs (0864)
B CUSP 204Learning Strategies (2, max. 10) LEARNING STRATEGIES. Change max. credits. Effective SPR/2010.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0863)
BISMCS 333Media and Communication Studies (5) MEDIA & COMMN STDYS. Was BIS 333. Effective AUT/2010.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Computing and Software Systems (1023)
TCSS 598Masters Seminar in CSS ([1-5-], max. 5) MASTERS SEMINAR CSS. Change to variable credit, add hyphen. Effective AUT/2010.

COURSES DROPPED

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Art (0105)
ART 482Capstone Design (5, max. 10) CAPSTONE DESIGN. Drop course. Effective SUM/2011
English (0136)
ENGL 470Literature, Literacy Study, and Society (5) LIT STUDY & SOCIETY. Drop course. Effective SUM/2010.
General Studies (0185)
GEN ST 360The Dream Project (2, max. 16) DREAM PROJECT. Drop course. Effective AUT/2010.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P)
Pharmacy (0610)
PHARM 584P-Pharmacy and Patient Advocacy (1-2, max. 3) P-PHARM & PT ADVOC. Drop course. Effective SPR/2010.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (0-Q)
Public Affairs (0770)
PB AF 543Public Leadership Seminar (3) PUB LEADERSHIP SEM. Drop course. Effective AUT/2010.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (0702)
ENV H 490Community Air Pollution (3) COMMUN AIR POLLUTION. Drop course. Effective AUT/2010.
PHG 543Social and Behavioral Methods in Public Health Research (3) SOC & BEH METH RES. Drop course. Effective SPR/2010.
PHG 581Introduction to Bioinformatics and Genetics Services in Public Health Genetics (1) BIOINFOR & GEN SERV. Drop course. Effective WIN/2011.