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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
AAE1BN01 INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION INDUSTRY No Yes No
ABCT1D01 CHEMISTRY AND MODERN LIVING No No No
ABCT1D04 INTRODUCTORY LIFE SCIENCE No No No
ABCT1D09 GREEN HOUSE GASES AND LIFE No No No
ABCT1D11D LIFE WITHOUT FOSSIL FUEL No No No
ABCT1D13 INTRODUCTION TO CANCER - CAUSE, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION No No No
AMA1D01C THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINESE AND WORLD MATHEMATICS Yes No No
AMA1D04 UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CONFLICTS BY GAME THEORY No No No
AMA1D08 THE MATHEMATICS BEHIND MUSIC No No No
AP1D02 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY No No No
APSS1A04 UNDERSTANDING ETHICS IN DAILY LIFE No No No
APSS1A06 HUMANITY, FEAR AND DESTINY : REVELATION FROM SCI-FI MOVIE No No No
APSS1A07 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY No No No
APSS1A08 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY No No No
APSS1A23 COPING AND ADDICTION No No No
APSS1A24 UNDERSTANDING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS No No No
APSS1A38 ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE No Yes No
APSS1A41 CRIME AND MOVIE No No No
APSS1BN11 GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHANGING MIDDLE CLASS No Yes 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
APSS1BN17 CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY AND POPULAR CULTURE No Yes No
APSS1BN18 FROM GLOOM TO BLOOM: GLOBAL NEW URBANISM No Yes No
APSS1BN30 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBAL ISSUES No Yes No
APSS1BN31 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS No No No
APSS1CN19P TRANSFORMATION OF CHINESE SOCIETY : REVOLUTION AND REFORM Yes No No
APSS1M43 A NEW WORLD ORDER: CHINA AND THE WORLD, 1949 - 1979 No Yes No
APSS1MN44 THINKING SUSTAINABLE: EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA 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
BSE1D02 LIGHT, MAN AND ENVIRONMENT 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
CBS1BN03 EAST ASIA: TOWARDS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY No No No
CBS1CM29 APPRECIATION OF CHINESE ART AND DESIGN No Yes No
CBS1CN14P SENSE MAKING OF SIGNS ACROSS CULTURES Yes No No
CBS1M41 CHINESE LANGUAGE: MYTHS VS FACTS No Yes 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
CHC1CM04 CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE No No No
CHC1CM04P CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE Yes No No
CHC1CM15P SPLENDOURS OF IMPERIAL CHINA Yes No No
CHC1CM35P WAYS OF CHINESE WISDOM Yes No No
CHC1M38P INTRODUCTORY HISTORY OF CHINA Yes No No
CHC1M39P SCIENCE AND CIVILISATION IN PRE-MODERN CHINA Yes No No
CHC1M43P DISCOVERING CHINESE HISTORY IN HONG KONG Yes No No
CHC1M44P THE OCCULT SCIENCE AND THE DAILY LIFE OF ANCIENT CHINA Yes No No
CHC1M45P HISTORY AND CULTURE OF CHINESE CITIES Yes No No
CHC1M49P HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND THE WORLD Yes No No
CHC2CM05P CONFUCIANISM AND CHINESE CULTURE Yes No No
CHC2CM11P CELEBRATED LITERACY CHINESE WRITINGS Yes No No
CHC2CM21P INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE ART Yes No No
CHC2CM23P POLITICAL HISTORY AND POLITICAL CULTURE IN PREMODERN CHINA Yes No No
CHC2CM57P CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE EASTERN SILK ROAD Yes No No
CHC2CM58P UNDERSTANDING CHINESE CIVILIZATION THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY Yes No No
CHC2M47P CIVIL OFFICIAL SELECTION SYSTEMS AND ITS CULTURE IN PREMODERN CHINA Yes No No
CLC1AN03P READING THE ROMANCE: FROM TEXT TO CULTURE 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
CSE1D03 HOW SAFE ARE WE AT WORK? No Yes No
CSE1M05P DISCOVERING CHINESE CULTURES IN GEO-CULTURAL HERITAGES Yes 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
FSN1D05 CHINESE MEDICINE: MYTH OR TREASURE? No No No
FSN1D06 NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING No No No
FSN1D10 FOOD COLOR, TASTE AND SMELL No No No
GUR1A22 CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: REFLECTION ON CREATIVITY AND CREATION (LU) No No No
GUR1BN23 UNDERSTANDING MUSEUMS (LU) No No No
GUR1CN13 FOOD, CULTURE AND IDENTITY (LU) No No No
GUR1CN14 HONG KONG CINEMA: A BRIEF HISTORY (LU) No No No
GUR1KN01 TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURAL CHANGE (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
ISE1D02 RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD No No No
ITC1A01 INTRODUCTION TO THINKING STYLES No No No
ITC1CN02 FASHION AND CULTURE No Yes 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
ME1D01 ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT No Yes No
ME1D02 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS IN MODERN SOCIETY No Yes No
MM2BN05 INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING No No No
RS2D04 MOVEMENT SCIENCE No No No
SN2A05 FUNDAMENTALS OF EMERGENCY CARE AND CRITICAL RESPONSE No No No
SO1D02 AI IN HEALTHCARE 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.