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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
ABCT1D18 MODERN DAY MATERIAL SCIENCES No No No
AMA1D03 INTRODUCTION TO PENSION MATHEMATICS No No No
APSS1A21 SERVICE LEADERSHIP No Yes No
APSS1A21M SERVICE LEADERSHIP No No No
APSS1BN15P GLOBAL CHINA No No No
APSS1BN29 CHINESE MEGACITIES IN AN AGE OF GLOBALISATION No No No
CBS1A01P FUN WITH LANGUAGE Yes No No
CBS1A18 LIFE AND DEATH No Yes No
CBS1CN12P CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THE CHINESE SOCIETIES Yes No No
CBS1CN16 UNDERSTANDING JAPAN: A JOURNEY INTO JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY No 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
CBS2CM09P COMMUNICATIONS IN GREATER CHINA Yes No No
CHC1CM15P SPLENDOURS OF IMPERIAL CHINA Yes No No
CHC1M37P TWENTIETH-CENTURY MASTERPIECES IN CHINESE LITERATURE AND CULTURE Yes No No
CHC1M38P INTRODUCTORY HISTORY OF CHINA Yes No No
CHC2CM21P INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE ART Yes No No
CHC2CM57P CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE EASTERN SILK ROAD Yes No No
CSE1BN02 CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
CSE1M05V 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
ENGL1A27 WORKPLACE DATA LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION No Yes Yes
ENGL1CN22 AROUND EUROPE IN THIRTEEN WEEKS: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF EUROPEAN CULTURE THROUGH ITS FILMS No No No
ENGL1FN17 THE ART OF DEBATE: MASTERING ARGUMENTS TO HELP YOU DEFEAT YOUR OPPONENT No No No
ENGL2BN02 NEW MEDIA: NEW MEANINGS No Yes No
FSN1D10 FOOD COLOR, TASTE AND SMELL No No No
FSN1D17 FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND COSMETICS No No No
HTM1BN03P TOURISM: CHINA AND THE WORLD Yes No No
HTM1CN06V THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD CUISINE No No No
HTM1CN07V THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE WINE INDUSTRY No No No
ISE1D01 LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE No No No
LEI1G01 AI AS A TOOL FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING No No No
ME1D02 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS IN MODERN SOCIETY No Yes No

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