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Cluster-Area Requirements

The intention of PolyU’s undergraduate curriculum is to provide a balanced and all-rounded education experience for you. CAR subjects are general education subjects that aim to nurture your intellectual capacity, global outlook, communication and critical thinking skills from a multidisciplinary perspective.  

There are four different cluster areas of CAR

CAR (A): Human Nature, Relations and Development

CAR (D): Science, Technology and Environment

CAR (M): Chinese History and Culture

CAR (N): Cultures, Organisations, Societies and Globalisation

There are two additional requirements in CAR:

i. Chinese Reading and Writing (CR/CW) Requirements*

ii. English Reading and Writing (ER/EW) Requirements

*Not applicable to non-Chinese speaking students or students whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below

For the list of double-fulfilment of DSR/Major and CAR subjects, please click here.

 

*** If you wish to find out all the Cluster-Area Requirements subjects, please select "List All" in "Academic Year & Semesters" below.

 Please note that subjects requiring overseas travel are not available for registration during the Add/Drop period.

You can search the subjects from below:

Search result:

Subject Code Subject Title CR/CW ER/EW English Language
ABCT1D01 CHEMISTRY AND MODERN LIVING No No No
ABCT1D04 INTRODUCTORY LIFE SCIENCE No No No
ABCT1D09 GREEN HOUSE GASES AND LIFE No No No
ABCT1D12 SCIENCE BEHIND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CSI) No No No
ABCT1D15 OUR ENDANGERED EARTH No Yes No
ABCT1D18 MODERN DAY MATERIAL SCIENCES No No No
ABCT1D19 FUN FACTS OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES No No No
AF1BN01 ECONOMIC LOGIC IN EVERYDAY LIFE No No No
AF1BN02 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS No No No
AMA1D01C THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINESE AND WORLD MATHEMATICS Yes No No
APSS1A04 UNDERSTANDING ETHICS IN DAILY LIFE No No No
APSS1A07 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY No No No
APSS1A08 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY No No No
APSS1A39 PHILOSOPHY OF MEANING AND HAPPINESS No Yes No
APSS1BN10 EATING UP THE SOCIETY - FROM A SOCIETY "FOR" FOOD TO A SOCIETY "OF" FOOD No No No
APSS1BN12 MEDIA AND EVERYDAY LIFE No No No
APSS1BN14 DISCOVERING HONG KONG SOCIETY No No No
APSS1BN14C DISCOVERING HONG KONG SOCIETY No No No
APSS1BN15 GLOBAL CHINA No No No
APSS1BN16 GENDER AND SOCIAL CHANGES IN CHINESE SOCIETIES No Yes No
APSS1BN17 CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY AND POPULAR CULTURE No Yes No
APSS1BN29 CHINESE MEGACITIES IN AN AGE OF GLOBALISATION No No No
APSS1CN19P TRANSFORMATION OF CHINESE SOCIETY : REVOLUTION AND REFORM Yes No No
APSS1CN33 HISTORY OF HONG KONG No Yes No
APSS1CN33C HISTORY OF HONG KONG Yes No No
APSS1CN35 GROWING UP IN HONG KONG: REFLECTIONS ON ITS CULTURAL AND MORAL VALUES No Yes No
APSS1M42 HISTORY OF OVERSEAS CHINESE MIGRANTS: 1840S - 1940S No Yes No
APSS2A26 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE PLANNING IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD No Yes No
BME1D01 BIONIC HUMAN AND THE FUTURE OF BEING HUMAN No Yes No
BME1D02 WEARABLE HEALTHCARE AND FITNESS DEVICES FOR EVERYONE No Yes No
BME1D03 TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART AGEING No No No
BME1D04 SKIN-CARE TECHNOLOGIES: PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS AND SAFETY No No No
CBS1A01P FUN WITH LANGUAGE Yes No No
CBS1A17 HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND THE CYBERWORLD No Yes No
CBS1A18 LIFE AND DEATH No Yes No
CBS1CM07P INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LITERATURE Yes No No
CBS1CM29 APPRECIATION OF CHINESE ART AND DESIGN No Yes No
CBS1M40P A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHINESE WORDS Yes No No
CBS1M42 HISTORY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARTS AND CRAFTS No Yes No
CBS2CM04P APPRECIATION OF THE FOUR GREAT CLASSICAL CHINESE NOVELS Yes No No
CBS2CM09 COMMUNICATIONS IN GREATER CHINA No Yes No
CBS2CM09P COMMUNICATIONS IN GREATER CHINA Yes No No
CHC1CM04P CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE Yes No No
CHC1CM07P CUSTOMS AND RITUALS IN CHINESE CULTURE Yes No No
CHC1CM15P SPLENDOURS OF IMPERIAL CHINA Yes No No
CHC1CM35 WAYS OF CHINESE WISDOM No Yes No
CHC1M38P INTRODUCTORY HISTORY OF CHINA Yes No No
CHC1M43 DISCOVERING CHINESE HISTORY IN HONG KONG No Yes No
CHC1M43P DISCOVERING CHINESE HISTORY IN HONG KONG Yes No No
CHC1M45P HISTORY AND CULTURE OF CHINESE CITIES Yes No No
CHC2CM05P CONFUCIANISM AND CHINESE CULTURE Yes No No
CHC2CM10 BUDDHISM, DAOISM AND CHINESE CULTURE No No No
CHC2CM10P BUDDHISM, DAOISM AND CHINESE CULTURE Yes No No
CHC2CM11P CELEBRATED LITERACY CHINESE WRITINGS Yes No No
CHC2CM16P TRADITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT IN PRE-MODERN CHINA Yes No No
CHC2M46P BUDDHISM AND CHINESE NARRATIVE LITERATURE TRADITION Yes No No
CLC1M04P DISCOVERY OF CHINESE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE: FOCUSING ON LITERATURE AND FILM Yes No No
CLC1M06P THE NEW DISCOURSES: A STROLL THROUGH CLASSICAL CHINESE SHORT STORIES Yes No No
CLC2M01P HISTORY AND CULTURE IN CHINESE CHARACTERS Yes No No
CLC2M05P DISCOVERING CHINESE HISTORICAL PHONOLOGY Yes No No
CSE1BN01W TRANSPORT AND SOCIETY No Yes No
CSE1BN02 CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
EE1D01 ELECTRICAL SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE No No No
ELC1A08 DIGITAL LITERACIES AND LANGUAGE No Yes Yes
ELC1A09 LANGUAGE FOR THE WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE No Yes Yes
ELC1A10 SHARING YOUR STORY: LANGUAGE FOR PERSONAL NARRATIVE AND REFLECTION No Yes Yes
ELC1A11 BUILDING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND COMMUNICATION No Yes Yes
ENGL1A25 EFFECTIVE, TASK-ORIENTED PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION No Yes Yes
ENGL1A26 TO FARE WELL IN THE WORKPLACE WITH ENGLISH No Yes Yes
ENGL2A10 COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY IN THE WORKPLACE No Yes No
FSN1D06 NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING No No No
FSN1D17 FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND COSMETICS No No No
GUR1A23 THE EVERYDAY CULTURE OF THE WEB (LU) No No No
GUR1CM17 AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE KUNQU AND PEKING OPERAS APPRECIATION (LU) No No No
GUR1CN04 UNDERSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY (LU) No No No
GUR1CN06 MUSIC AND WORLD CULTURES (LU) No No No
GUR1CN16 KOREAN POP CULTURE IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT (LU) No No No
HTM1A01 LEISURE AND SOCIETY No No No
HTM1CN06 THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD CUISINE No No No
HTM1CN07 THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE WINE INDUSTRY No No No
HTM1EN02 THE WORLD AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMERS AND TRAVELLERS No Yes No
ISE1D02 RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD No No No
LEI1G01 AI AS A TOOL FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING No No No
LGT2BN02 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT No No No
LSGI1BN02 CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIETY No Yes No
LSGI1D03 LIVING ON A DYNAMIC EARTH No Yes No
LSGI2BN01 MAP READING AND INTERPRETATION No Yes No
LST1BN03V EAST ASIA: TOWARDS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY No No No
ME1D02 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS IN MODERN SOCIETY No Yes No
MM2A13 DIALOGUE WITH EXECUTIVES: LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS No Yes No
SN2A05 FUNDAMENTALS OF EMERGENCY CARE AND CRITICAL RESPONSE No No No
SO2D01 EYES ON VISION No No No

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In case of any discrepancies between the GUR Subjects Database and the eStudent, those in the eStudent shall prevail.