Objectives 目的

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's General Education Programme aims at the promotion of all-round education for students across the University. The subjects are designed to broaden the horizon of students so that they can meaningfully relate their professional study to different contexts, be equipped with the ability to make sound judgement, and have a basic knowledge of the nation and society.

香港理工大學推行通識教育課程，目的是希望藉此擴闊同學的視野，訓練他們的獨立思考能力，使他們能有敏銳的社會觸覺，能對我們的國家和我們所生活的社會，有最基本的認識。香港理工大學的通識教育課程具有本身的特色，一方面與主修課程相輔相成，另一方面強調應用與興趣兼重。

Two Categories of General Education Subjects
通識課程的兩個部份

China Studies Subjects (2 credits) 「中國研讀」通識科
目 ( 兩個學分）
• Subjects Syllabuses 2009/2010
• Subject Brochure for Semester 2, 2008/09
• Changes to the "China Studies" category General Education subjects in 2007/08 academic year
  
  
2. Broadening Subjects (2 credits)「拓寬視野」通識科目（兩個學分）
   • Subjects Syllabuses 2009/10
   • Subject Brochure for Semester 1, 2009/10
   • Subject Brochure for Semester 2, 2008/09
      

Administration of General Education Subjects 通識教育課程之管理

The University set up a Committee on General Education in February 2005 to oversee and coordinate the credit-bearing General Education requirements and provisions across the University. Individual GE subjects are administered and offered by respective contributing Faculties/Schools/academic Departments/Centres of the University.

香港理工大學的通識課程（學分制），由二零零五年二月成立之通識教育委員會統籌、制訂及監督。個別的通識科目由不同學院、學系及教學中心開辦及管理。

General Education (GE) Subject Information

1. Who are required to take GE subjects?
• If you are a Full-time UGC-funded degree student, you are required to pass two 2-credit GE subjects from two different categories (one from China Studies and one from Broadening).
  
  
• If you are a Full-time UGC-funded sub-degree student, you are required to pass one 2-credit GE subject from the China Studies category.
  
  
• If you are a Full-time UGC-funded/self-financed articulation Bachelor's degree student admitted in 2008-09 and after, you are required to take one two-credit GE subject. Whether this GE subject would be a Broadening or China Studies category subject will be subject to the decision of the programme offering department with reference to the background of students concerned.
  
  
• If you are enrolled in a full-time self-financed/part-time programme, you are required to take GE subjects to fulfill your graduation requirement, please contact your programme offering department for details.
  
  
  
2. Which semester can you take a GE subject?
   • You can take GE subjects in any semesters during your study unless otherwise specified by your department/definitive programme document.
     
     
3. Where can you look for the timetable of GE subjects?
   • AS's Student Page (http://www.polyu.edu.hk/student) > Timetable > Subject Timetable > Subject Type > 2-Credit GE