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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CURRICULUM REPORT
September 18, 2012

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 October 16, 2012. The deadline for applications is noon on October 1, 2012.

Prefixes and Courses

TYPETITLES & CREDITSEquivalency/Lists/DL/Changes EFFECTIVE STATUS
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C)
Anthropology (0102)
ANTH 368 New Mythical Figures and Cultural Formations (3) MYTHICAL FIGURES. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ANTH 420 Drop Psychoanalysis and the Study of Culture (3) PSYCHOANLYS & CULTR. Drop course. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ANTH 420 New The Social Life of Psychiatry (5) SOC LFE OF PSYCHTRY. MAGH and ANTH major approved elective. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Biology (0112)
BIOL 360 New Cellular Anatomy (4) CELLULAR ANATOMY. Approved upper-division lab. Effective SPR/2013. Approved.
BIOL 466 New Pathobiology of Emerging Diseases (3) EMERGING DISEASES. - Effective SPR/2013. Approved.
Communication (1035)
COM 492 New Re-Conceptualizing Communication and Difference Abroad (6) DIFFERENCE ABROAD. - Effective SUM/2012. Approved.
COM 583 Change Multimedia Storytelling (5, max. 15) MULTIMEDIA STORY. Change max credits. Effective AUT/2010. Approved.
Comparative History of Ideas (0202)
CHID 417 New Enter the Dragon: Seminar on World Cultures Through the Asian Martial Arts (5) WRLD CLTR MART ARTS. Joint with JSIS B 417. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Dance (0133)
DANCE 410 New Chamber Dance Production (3, max. 18) DANCE PRODUCTION. Creative Studies, Dance Studies, and Dance minor approved elective; 400-500; CR/NC. Effective SUM/2013. Approved.
DANCE 510 Change Chamber Dance Production (3, max. 18) DANCE PRODUCTION. Change max credits; 400-500 Effective SUM/2013. Approved.
Drama (0134)
DRAMA 103 New Theatre Appreciation (5) THEATRE APPRECIATN. Initial DL through SPR/2016 Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Economics (0135)
ECON 299 Change Study Abroad: Economics (3-5, max. 10) STUDY ABROAD: ECON. Change credits, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ECON 396 Change Honors Research Seminar (2) HONORS RESEARCH SEM. Drop CR/NC grading. Effective SPR/2013. Approved.
ECON 415 New Study Abroad: Economics (3-5, max. 10) ECON STUDY ABROAD. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ECON 485 Change Game Theory with Applications to Economics (5) GAME THEORY. Change abbr. title. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
ECON 492 Change Macroeconomics of Emerging Markets (5) ECON EMERGING MKTS. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ECON 596 Change Research Practicum in Microeconomics (3) PRACT IN MICROECON. Change credits. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
English (0136)
ENGL 307 Change Cultural Studies (5) CULTURAL STUDIES. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 322 Change English Literature: The Elizabethan Age (5) ELIZABETHAN LIT. Change title. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 336 Change English Literature: Early Twentieth Century (5) EARLY 20THC ENG LIT. Change titles. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 340 Change Anglo-Irish Literature (5) ANGLO-IRISH LIT. Change titles. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 344 Change Studies in Drama (5) STUDIES IN DRAMA. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 346 Change Studies in Short Fiction (5) STDYS SHORT FICTION. Change description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 347 Change Studies in Non-Fiction Prose (5) NON-FICTION PROSE. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 348 Change Studies in Popular Culture (5) STUDIES POP CULTURE. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 354 Change American Literature: Early Twentieth Century (5) EARLY 20TH C AM LIT. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 360 Change American Literature and Culture (5) AMER LIT & CULTURE. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ENGL 471 Change Theory and Practice of Teaching Writing (5) TEACHING WRITING. Change title, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Jackson School of International Studies (0190)
JSIS A 429 New Eco-Capitalism (5) ECO-CAPITALISM. Joint with SCAND 479. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
JSIS A 529 New Eco-Capitalism (5) ECO-CAPITALISM. Joint with SCAND 579. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
JSIS B 417 New Enter the Dragon: Seminar on World Cultures Through the Asian Martial Arts (5) WRLD CLTR MART ARTS. Joint with CHID 417. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
JSIS B 524 New International Law and Arms Control (5) INTL LAW/ARMS CNTRL. - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
JSIS B 556 New International Human Rights Clinic ([1-12]-, max. 12) INTL HUM RTS CLINIC. Joint with LAW E 556; CR/NC Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Linguistics (0203)
LING 575 Change Topics in Computational Linguistics (3, max. 15) COMPUT LING TOPICS. Inital DL through WIN/2016. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Music (0217)
MUSIC 411 New Non-Traditional Improvisation/Composition Techniques for Jazz Performers I (2) JAZZ IMPROV TECH I. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
MUSIC 412 New Non-Traditional Improvisation/Composition Techniques for Jazz Performers II (2) JAZZ IMPROV TECH II. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
MUSIC 413 New Non-Traditional Improvisation/Composition Techniques for Jazz Performers III (2) JAZZ IMPROV TECH III. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Neurobiology (1018)
NBIO 303 New Neuronal Coding and Computation (1-3) NEURONAL CODE/COMP. CR/NC Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Psychology (0262)
PSYCH 577 Change Psychological Assessment (3) PSYCH ASSESSMENT. Change titles, description, prerequisite. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
PSYCH 579 Drop Behavioral Assessment (4) BEHAV ASSESSMENT. Drop course. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
PSYCH 579 New Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group Training (3) DBT SKILLS. CR/NC. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Scandinavian Languages and Literature (0281)
SCAND 479 New Eco-Capitalism (5) ECO-CAPITALISM. Joint with JSIS A 429. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
SCAND 579 New Eco-Capitalism (5) ECO-CAPITALISM. Joint with JSIS A 529. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Sociology (0293)
SOC 524 New Master's Thesis Research Seminar (1) MA THESIS RSCH SEM. CR/NC. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Speech and Hearing Sciences (0296)
SPHSC 532 Change Assessment and Treatment of Neurogenic Language Disorders (3) NEURO LANG DIS. Change titles, description, credits, hours. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
SPHSC 565 Change Speech and Language Pathology Proseminar (1-3, max. 50) PROSEM S/L PATH. Change credits. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
COLLEGE OF BUILT ENVIRONMENTS (0-B)
Urban Design and Planning (0050)
IPM 598 New Special Topics (1-6, max. 12) SPECIAL TOPICS. - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
IPM 600 New Independent Study or Research (*) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH. - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U)
Oral Biology (0816)
ORALB 540 Change P-Clinical Care of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (2) CLIN CARE OMFS PATH. Add joint status, change titles, description; joint with O S 540. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ORALB 564 Change Clinical and Histopathological Correlation I (1-3, max. 10) CLIN HISTOPATH CORR. Add joint status; change titles, description; joint with O S 564. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ORALB 565 Change Clinical and Histopathological Correlation II (1-3, max. 10) CLIN HISTOPATH CORR. Add joint status; change titles, description; joint with O S 565. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
ORALB 574 Change Clinical Stomatology (3) CLIN STOMATOLOGY. Add joint status with O S 574. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Oral Medicine (0817)
ORALM 651 New Oral and Systemic Health Issues in the Homeless in Seattle (1-, max. 3) HEALTH IN HOMELESS. CR/NC Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Oral Surgery (----)
O S 540 New P-Clinical Care of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (2) CLIN CARE OMFS PATH. Add joint status with ORALB 540, change titles, description. Effective AUT/2013. Approved.
O S 564 New Clinical and Histopathological Correlation I (1-3, max. 10) CLIN HISTOPATH CORR. Add joint status with ORALB 564; change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
O S 565 New Clinical and Histopathological Correlation II (1-3, max. 10) CLIN HISTOPATH CORR. Add joint status with ORALB 565; change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
O S 574 New Clinical Stomatology (3) CLIN STOMATOLOGY. Add joint status with ORALB 574. Effective SPR/2013. Approved.
Restorative Dentistry (0835)
RES D 541 Change Contemporary Topics in Restorative Dentistry (2) CON TOP RES DENT. Change titles. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H)
Education (0351)
EDPSY 554 Change Response to Intervention for Behavior: Assessment, Consultation, and Intervention (3) BEHAVIORL ASSESSMNT. Change credits, hours. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
EDPSY 556 New Applied Social Psychology: Implications for Education (3) SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. CR/NC. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
EDPSY 565 Change Advanced Practicum in Assessment and Cognitive Therapy with High Risk Students with E/BD (2, max. 6) ADV ASSMT & CBT. Change credits, description, hours. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (0-D)
C ENV 500 New Communicating Science to the Public Effectively (3) COM SCI TO PUBLIC. CR/NC Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Atmospheric Sciences (1067)
ATM S 220 Change Exploring the Atmospheric Sciences (1, max. 2) EXPLORING ATMOS SCI. Change max credits. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Earth and Space Sciences (1068)
ESS 202 Change Earthquakes (5) EARTHQUAKES. Add I&S. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S)
The Information School (0671)
INFO 470 Change Research Methods in Informatics (5) RES METHODS IN INFO. Change description, hours. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
LIS 510 Change Information Behavior (3) INFO BEHAVIOR. Change credits, description, hours; permanent DL. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
LIS 570 Change Research, Assessment, and Design (4) RSRCH ASSESSMT DSGN. Change titles, description; permanent DL. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
LIS 580 Change Management of Information Organizations (4) MGMT OF INFO ORGS. Permanent DL. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X)
Law (0852)
LAW A 547 Change Critical Perspectives on Law Seminar (2-4, max. 4) CRIT PERSPCTV IN LAW. Change description. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
LAW B 554 Drop Survey of Russian Law (3) RUSSIAN LAW. Drop course. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
LAW B 554 New Research Tutorial ([4-12]-, max. 12) RESEARCH TUTORIAL. - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
LAW E 556 Change International Human Rights Clinic ([1-12]-, max. 12) INTL HUM RTS CLINIC . Add joint status with JSIS B 556. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
LAW E 557 New Human Rights Advocacy Seminar (2-4) HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCY. - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
LAW H 512 Change Public Health Law (2) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. Change titles, description; joint with HSERV 551. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (0-Y)
Family Medicine (0949)
FAMED 547 Change Spirituality in Healthcare (2) SPIRITUALITY HLTH CR. Change responsible department; joint with B H 518/SOC W 587. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Immunology (0927)
IMMUN 532 Change Intersection of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Disease (4) ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY. Change titles, description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Bioethics and Humanities (0929)
B H 518 Change Spirituality in Healthcare (2) SPIRITUALITY HLTH CR. Change responsible department; Joint with FAMED 547/SOC W 587. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Pediatrics (0925)
PEDS 622 New P-Pediatric Child Abuse and Neglect - Boise (4/8, max. 24) P-PEDS CH ABUSE BOI. - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
PEDS 640 New P-Pediatric Gastroenterology - Boise (4/8, max. 24) P-PEDS GI BOISE. - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (0-Q)
Public Affairs (0770)
PB AF 508 Change Management Approaches to Service Delivery (3-4) SERVICE DELIVERY. Change credits. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
PB AF 523 Change Advanced Budgeting in the Public Sector (3-4) ADV BUDGET PUB SECT. Change credits. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
PB AF 524 Change Public Sector Financing (3-4) PUBLIC SECT FINAN. Change credits. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
PB AF 532 Change International Development Capstone (3/4) INTL DEVEL CAPSTONE. Change titles. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
PB AF 551 Change Nonprofit Management Capstone (3/4) NONPRO MGT CAPSTONE. Change titles. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
PB AF 556 Change Public-Private Partnerships (3-4) PUBLIC-PRIV PARTNER. Change credits. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
PB AF 557 New Management and Public Capital Markets (4) MGMT &PUB CPTL MKTS. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
PB AF 579 New Topics in Health Policy (4) TOPICS HLTH POLICY. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
PB AF 569 Change Race and Public Policy (3-4) RACE & PUB POLICY. Change credits. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M)
SPH 490 New Selected Topics in Public Health (1-5, max. 15) SELECTED TOPICS. - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
SPH 491 New Public Health Capstone I (2-) CAPSTONE I. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
SPH 492 New Public Health Capstone II (-3) CAPSTONE II. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Epidemiology (0704)
EPI 548 Change Social Determinants of Health: Research Methods (3) SOCIAL DETERMINANTS. Change title, grading. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Health Services (0706)
HSERV 548 Change Social Determinants of Health: Research Methods (3) SOCIAL DETERMINANTS. Change title, grading to CR/NC; joint with EPI 548. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
HSERV 551 Change Public Health Law (2) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. Change titles, description; joint with LAW H 512. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (0-T)
Social Work (0779)
SOC W 535 Change Special Topics in Interpersonal/Direct Practice (2-3, max. 9) I/D PRACTICE TOPICS. Change max credits. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
SOC W 587 Change Spirituality in Healthcare (2) SPIRITUALITY HLTH CR. Change responsible department; Joint with B H 518/FAMED 547. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V)
BFSTDY Prefix Bothell Foreign Study - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
BFSTDY 300 New Foreign Study (1-12, max. 24) FOREIGN STUDY. - Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Center for University Studies and Programs (0864)
B CUSP 137 New Writing Studio (2) WRITING STUDIO. CR/NC. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
Computing and Software Systems (0865)
CSS 162 Change Programming Methodology (5) PROG METHODOLOGY. Change description. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0863)
BCULST 512 Change Cultural Studies and its Publics (10) CLTR STDY & PUBLICS. Change titles. Effective SPR/2013. Approved.
Science and Technology (1073)
B CHEM 162 Change General Chemistry III (5) GENERAL CHEMISTRY. Change prerequisite. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
B CLIM 300 New Fundamentals of Weather and Climate (5) WEATHER AND CLIMATE. - Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z)
Institute of Technology (1023)
TCSS 437 Change Mobile Robotics (5) MOBILE ROBOTICS. Change description. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
TCSS 466 Drop Computer-Mediated Communications (5) COMP-MEDIATED COMM. Drop course. Effective SUM/2012. Approved.
TCSS 470 Drop Software Reengineering (5) SOFTWARE REENGR. Drop course. Effective SUM/2012. Approved.
T INFO 230 Change Foundations of Web Design and Programming (5) WEB DESIGN & PROG. Was T INFO 330. Effective AUT/2013. Approved.
T INFO 250 Change Foundations of Information Networking (5) FNDS INFO NETWRKING. Was T INFO 350. Effective AUT/2013. Approved.
T INFO 360 Change Information Systems Analysis and Design (5) IS ANALYSIS & DESIGN. Change titles. Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Education (0975)
T EDLD Prefix Tacoma Educational Leadership- Effective AUT/2012. Approved.
Social Work (1019)
T CRIM 375 New Men, Masculinities, and Criminal Justice (5) MEN MASC & JUSTICE. Add to Criminal Justice major and minor approved lists; initial DL through SUM/2016. Effective SPR/2013. Approved.
T CRIM 428 New Policy and Practice with Sexual Offenders (5) SEX OFFENDER POLICY. Add to Criminal Justice major and minor approved lists; joint with TSOCWF 428. Effective SUM/2013. Approved.
T CRIM 498 New Criminal Justice Internship (5) Internship. Add to Criminal Justice major approve list. Effective WIN/2013. Approved.
TSOCWF 428 New Policy and Practice with Sexual Offenders (5) SEX OFFENDER POLICY. Add to Criminal Justice major and minor approved lists; joint with T CRIM 428. Effective SUM/2013. Approved.