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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CURRICULUM REPORT
December 20, 2011

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 January 17, 2012. The deadline for applications is noon on January 3, 2012.

NEW BUSINESS

NEW PREFIXES

Name of PrefixEFFECTIVE/CHANGES STATUS
SPH School of Public Health prefix Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT Tacoma Masters in Accounting . Effective AUT/2012. Denied, program to use existing T ACCT.
JSIS Revised Jackson School Prefixes Change all existing Jackson School courses to new prefixes as listed in the spreadsheet. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
SEFS Revised School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Prefix Change all CFR courses to SEFS courses. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.

NEW COURSES

TITLES & CREDITSEFFECTIVE/CHANGES STATUS
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H)
Education (0351)
EDPSY 491 Intermediate Educational Statistics (3) INTERMED ED STAT. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
EDUC 170 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers (5) MATH ELEM TEACHERS. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Chemical Engineering (0402)
CHEM E 299 Undergraduate Research (1-3, max. 9) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Mechanical Engineering (0419)
M E 494 Mechatronics Design Preparation (1) MECHATRONICS PREP. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
M E 536 Micro and Nanoscale Fluid Transport Phenomena (3) MICRO/NANOFLUIDS. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
M E 546 Micro-Scale Heat Transfer (3) MICRO HEAT TRANSFER. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Human Centered Design and Engineering (0438)
HCDE 313 Introduction to User Research (5) INTRO USER RSRCH. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
HCDE 321 Portfolio (2) PORTFOLIO. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (0-D)
Earth and Space Sciences (1068)
ESS 420 Introduction to Geological Geographic Information Systems (5) INTRO GEOL GIS. DL. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S)
The Information School (0671)
IMT 587 Principles of Information Project Management (4) PRINCIPLES INFO MGMT. DL. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
INFO 490 Capstone Project I (4) CAPSTONE PROJECT I. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
INFO 491 Capstone Project II (4) CAPSTONE PROJECT II. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
INFX 505 Project Management Basics for Information Professionals (1) PROJ MGMT INFO PROFS. DL. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R)
Molecular and Cellular Biology (0669)
MCB 512 Scientific Speaking Seminar (1.5) SCIENTIFIC SPEAKING. Joint with CONJ 512. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
MCB 529 Cell Migration (1.5) CELL MIGRATION. Joint with CONJ 529. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW A 586 Advanced Family Law Seminar (2-4) ADV FAMILY LAW SEM. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
LAW E 542 Queer Youth Advocacy (2) QUEER YOUTH ADVOC. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Family Medicine (0949)
FAMED 634 P-Clinical Clerkship in Family Medicine - Sitka (12) P-CLCLK FAMED SITKA. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Medicine (0915)
CONJ 512 Scientific Speaking Seminar (1.5) SCIENTIFIC SPEAKING. Joint with MCB 512. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
CONJ 529 Cell Migration (1.5) CELL MIGRATION. Joint with MCB 529. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Pediatrics (0925)
PEDS 677 P-Pediatric Intensive Care (8) P-PEDS INTENS CARE. Effective SUM/2012. Approved.
Rehabilitation Medicine (0928)
REHAB 525 Exercise Physiology for Rehabilitation (4) EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
RHB PO 502 Professional and Practice Issues (1) PROF & PRACT ISSUES. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
RHB PO 512 Upper Limb Prosthetics II (4) UL PROSTHETICS II. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
RHB PO 541 Engineering Concepts (2) ENGR CONCEPTS. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
RHB PO 581 Outcome Measures for the Prosthetics and Orthotics Clinic (2) P&O MEASURES. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Surgery (0941)
SURG 652 P-Plastic Surgery - Spokane (8) P-PLAS SURG SPOKANE. Effective AUT/2011. Approved.
SURG 678 P-Clinical Clerkship – Kalispell, MT (12) P-CLIN CLRCK KALISPELL. Effective AUT/2011. Approved.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (0702)
ENV H 510 Global Environmental and Occupational Health (4) GLOBAL ENV OCC HLTH. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Health Services (0706)
HIHIM 510 Enterprise Systems and Electronic Health Records (3) ENTPRS SYS & EHRS. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
HIHIM 520 Law, Policy, and Ethics in Health Information and Health Care (3) LAW POLICY & ETHICS. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
HIHIM 525 Database Concepts and Applications in Health Informatics (3) DB CNCPTS & APPS HI. Effective SPR/2013. Approved.
HIHIM 530 Privacy and Security in Electronic Environments (3) PRIVACY SEC E-ENVIR. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
HIHIM 535 Clinical Vocabularies, Terminologies, Classifications, and Mapping (3) CLIN VOCAB & TERM. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Science and Technology (1073)
B BIO 315 Human Anatomy (5) HUMAN ANATOMY. EffectiveWIN/2012. Approved.
B BIO 370 Microbiology (5) MICROBIOLOGY. Effective WIN/2012. Approved, not equivalent to UWS MICROM courses.
B BIO 485 Advanced Seminar in Biology (1-3, max. 6) ADV SEM BIOLOGY. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
B EE 486 Fundamentals of Integrated Circuit Technology (5) IC TECHNOLOGY. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
B EE 496 Capstone Project in Electrical Engineering II (3) EE CAPSTONE II. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
BST 425 Consciousness and Well-Being (5) CONSCNS &WELL-BEING. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
BST 446 Sustainable Energy (5) SUSTAINABLE ENGERGY. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Business (0981)
T ACCT 500 Advanced Topics in Financial Accounting (4) ADV TOPICS FIN ACCT. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 501 Financial Accounting Theory (4) FIN ACCT THEORY. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 502 Financial Statement Analysis (4) FIN STMT ANALYSIS. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 510 Business Regulation, Research, and Communication (4) BUS REGULATION. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 511 Planning, Control, and Performance Evaluation (4) PLAN CONT PERF EVAL. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 521 International Accounting (4) INTERNATIONAL ACCT. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 535 Taxation of Business Entities (4) TAXATION OF BUS. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 536 Tax Research and Communications (4) TAX RESEARCH COMM. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 540 Advanced Auditing (4) ADVANCED AUDITING. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 550 Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting (4) GOVTL & NFP ACCT. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
T ACCT 601 Internship (4) INTERNSHIP. Effective AUT/2012. Pending.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963)
TECON 320 Gender and Development (5) GENDER & DEVELOPMT. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
TECON 410 Economics of Public Policy (5) ECON PUBLIC POLICY. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T SOC 266 Introduction to Labor Studies (5) INTRO LABOR STUDIES. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
TWRT 330 Written and Visual Rhetoric (5) WRT & VIS RHET. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T WOMN 205 Introduction to Masculinities (5) INTRO MASCULINITIES. Effective SUM/2012. Approved.
Social Work (1019)
T SOCW 540 Child Welfare and Permanency Planning (3) CHILD WELFARE. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 541 Adult Interpersonal Violence and Treatment (3) INTERPRSNL VIOLENCE. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 543 Supervision and Leadership in Social Work (3) SUPERV & LEADERSHIP. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 544 Gerontological Social Work: Health and Mental Health in Older Adults (3) GERONTOLOGICAL SW. Effective SUM/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 545 Group Interventions in Social Work Practice (3) GROUP INTERVN IN SW. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 546 Multicultural Theory and Social Work Practice (3) MULTICULTURAL SW. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 547 Chemical Dependency: Drug Affects, Assessment, and Treatment Referral Issues (3) CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 548 Spirituality and Social Work Practice (3) SPIRITUALITY & SW. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 549 Crisis Intervention in Mental Health (3) CRISIS INTERVENTION. Effective SUM/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 550 Social Work in Health Care (3) SW IN HEALTH CARE. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
T SOCW 551 Social Work with Military Personnel and Veterans (3) MILITARY & VETRN SW. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.

PROGRAM CHANGES

EFFECTIVE
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degrees in Comparative Religion, Asian Studies, Canadian Studies, and International Studies. (SIS-20110920A). Effective AUT/2012.
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in European Studies. (SIS-20110920B). Effective AUT/2012.
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the minors in Comparative Religion, Asian Studies, Canadian Studies, Canadian Studies, China Studies, Comparative Islamic Studies, European Studies, Japan Studies, Jewish Studies, Korea Studies, South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, and International Studies. (SIS-20110920C). Effective AUT/2012.
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the program name change from a minor in Latin American Studies to a minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (SIS-20110920D). Effective AUT/2012.
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the tri-campus minor in Human Rights. (SIS-20110920E). Effective AUT/2012.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H)
Education (0351)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in degree in Early Childhood and Family Studies. (ECFS-20111025). Effective WIN/2012.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Chemical Engineering (0402)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the admission and revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree. (CHEME-20111010). Effective SPR/2012.
Human Centered Design and Engineering (0438)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the admission and revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Human Centered Design and Engineering; and the revised program requirements for the options in Technical Communication and Human-Computer Interaction within the Bachelor of Science in Human Centered Design and Engineering degree. (HCDE-20111005). Effective AUT/2012.
COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (0-D)
Atmospheric Sciences (1067)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Science in degree in Atmospheric Sciences. (ATMS-20111012). Effective WIN/2012.
Oceanography (0456)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Science in degree in Oceanography. (OCEAN-20111005). Effective SPR/2012.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-m)
Environmental and Occupational Health (0702)
Based on the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Admissions and Programs, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards has recommended approval of the revised program requirements for the Bachelor of Science in degree in Environmental Health. (ENVH-20110901). Effective WIN/2012.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
(TESC-20111027). Effective AUT/2012.


COURSE CHANGES

TITLES & CREDITSEFFECTIVE/CHANGES STATUS
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Dance (0133)
DANCE 235 Integrated Dance: Training and Composition (1-3, max. 9) INTEGRATED DANC/T&C. Change credits. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
DANCE 236 Salsa and Latin Dance (2-3, max. 12) SALSA/LATIN DANCE. Change max credits. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
DANCE 237 Ballroom Dance (2-3, max. 12) BALLROOM DANCE. Change max credits. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
DANCE 238 Swing Dance (2-3, max. 12) SWING DANCE. Change max credits. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
DANCE 239 Tango (2-3, max. 12) TANGO. Change max credits. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Geography (0188)
GEOG 230 Geographies of Global Inequality (5) GLOBAL INEQUALITY. Change catalog title, description. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
JSIS B 310 State-Society Relations in Third World Countries (5) GS: STATES & SOC. Joint with POL S 320; Was SIS 456; change short title. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
JSIS B 315 Law, State, and Society (5) GS: LAW STATE & SOC. Was SIS 460; change short title. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
JSIS B 330 International Political Economy (5) GS: INTL POLIT ECON. Was SIS 401; change short title. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
JSIS B 385 Industry and State (5) GS: INDSTRY & STATE. Was SIS 455; change short title. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
JSIS B 386 Law and Politics of International Trade (5) GS:LAW/POL TRADE. Was SIS 452; change short title. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Political Science (0244)
POL S 320 State-Society Relations in Third World Countries (5) GS: STATES & SOC. Joint with JSIS B 310; Was POL S 450; change short title. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
BUSINESS SCHOOL (0-E)
Business Administration (0300)
MGMT 509 Global Strategy (2) GLOBAL STRATEGY. Was I BUS 509, change titles, description. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Civil and Environmental Engineering (0403)
CEE 588 Energy Infrastructure and the Environment (3) ENERGY INFRA & ENV. Allow DL. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
CEE 599 Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering (1-5, max. 20) SPEICAL TOPICS CEE. Change credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Electrical Engineering (0410)
E E 501 Radar Remote Sensing (4) RADAR REMOTE SENS. Change credits, description. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Mechanical Engineering (0419)
M E 530 Radiative Heat Transfer (3) RADIATION. Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
M E 552 Viscoelasticity and Plasticity (3) VISCOELASTICITY. Change titles, description. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
Human Centered Design and Engineering (0438)
HCDE 300 Foundations of Human Centered Design and Engineering (5) FOUNDATIONS OF HCDE. Was HCDE 400. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
HCDE 303 Project Management and Collaboration (5) PROJ MGMT & COLL. Was HCDE 403, change titles, credits, description. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
HCDE 310 Communication Design and Technology (5) COMM DSGN&TECH. Change titles, description. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
HCDE 411 Information Visualization (5) INFO VISUALIZATION. Change titles, description. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
HCDE 493 Senior Capstone (5) SENIOR CAPSTONE. Change titles, description, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (0-D)
Oceanography (0456)
OCEAN 517 Methods and Measurements in Physical Oceanography (3) METH IN PHYS OCEAN. Change credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S)
The Information School (0671)
IMT 588 Enterprise Project Management in Information Organizations (4) ENT PRJ MGT INF ORG. Joint with INSC 588; change titles, description, add DL. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
INSC 588 Enterprise Project Management in Information Organizations (4) ENT PRJ MGT INF ORG. Joint with IMT 588; change titles, description, add DL. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
INTERSCHOOL OR INTERCOLLEGE PROGRAMS (0-O)
Global Health (1058)
G H 541 Fundamentals of Implementation Science in Global Health (4) IMPLEMENTATION SCI. Change credits. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW P 543 Intellectual Property Law in East Asia (2-3) INTELL PROP E ASIA. Change credits. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
LAW T 529 International Tax Practice Seminar (2-3) INTL TAX SEM. Change credits. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Family Medicine (0949)
FAMED 525 African American Health and Health Care Disparities (1) AFRICAN AM HLTH. Change title . Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Medicine (0915)
MEDECK 614 P-Clinical Oncology, Seattle (8) P-ONCOLOGY SEA. Change description. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
Pediatrics (0925)
PEDS 675 P-Clinical Elective in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (4/8, max. 8) P-CAM ELECTIVE. Change credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
Health Services (0706)
HSMGMT 545 Capstone Integrative Seminar ([1-4]-, max. 4) INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR. Change credits. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
Science and Technology (1073)
B EE 495 Capstone Project in Electrical Engineering I (2) EE CAPSTONE I. Change titles, credits, prerequisite, description. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.

COURSES DROPPED

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J)
Human Centered Design and Engineering (0438)
HCDE 412 Print Production (5) PRINT PRODUCTION. Course Dropped. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
HCDE 415 Production Editing (4) PRODUCTION EDITING. Course Dropped. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S)
The Information School (0671)
IMT 587 Information Dynamics II (4) INFO DYNAMICS II. Course Dropped. Effective SPR/2012. Approved.
INFO 490 Design and Development of Interactive Systems (4-8, max. 8) DSGN DEV INTER SYS. Course Dropped. Effective SUM/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Pharmacology (0926)
PHCOL 568 Free Radicals (1) FREE RADICALS. Course Dropped. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Nursing (0970)
T NURS 408 Individuals, Families, and Groups: Promoting Healing through Partnership (3) FAMILY & COMMUNITY. Course Dropped. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.
T NURS 409 Health, Communities, and Populations (6) COMMUNITY AND HEALTH. Course Dropped. Effective WIN/2012. Approved.