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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
AAE1BN01V INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION INDUSTRY No Yes No
AF1BN01 ECONOMIC LOGIC IN EVERYDAY LIFE No No No
AF1BN02 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS No No No
APSS1BN10 EATING UP THE SOCIETY - FROM A SOCIETY "FOR" FOOD TO A SOCIETY "OF" FOOD 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
APSS1BN15P 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
APSS1BN17M CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY AND POPULAR CULTURE No No No
APSS1BN18 FROM GLOOM TO BLOOM: GLOBAL NEW URBANISM No Yes No
APSS1BN28P AGEING CHINA Yes No No
APSS1BN29 CHINESE MEGACITIES IN AN AGE OF GLOBALISATION No No No
APSS1BN30 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBAL ISSUES No Yes No
APSS1BN31 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS No No No
APSS1BN36 BEING A PROFESSIONAL IN THE NEW WORLD: THE SPIRIT AND PROMISE OF PROFESSIONALISM No Yes No
APSS1CN19N TRANSFORMATION OF CHINESE SOCIETY : REVOLUTION AND REFORM 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
APSS1CN37 INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION No Yes No
APSS1HN34 GOVERNING CHINA: CHINESE POLITICS AND LEGAL SYSTEM No No No
APSS1HN34C GOVERNING CHINA: CHINESE POLITICS AND LEGAL SYSTEM No No No
APSS1MN44 THINKING SUSTAINABLE: EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA No Yes No
APSS1N45 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY: HOW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS TRANSFORM SOCIETY No Yes No
BRE2BN02 THINKING GLOBAL, ACTING LOCAL: PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY CITIES No No No
BSE1BN04 CREATING SUSTAINABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS No Yes No
CBS1BN03 EAST ASIA: TOWARDS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY No No No
CBS1CN06P TRANSLATION AND CHINESE SOCIETY Yes No No
CBS1CN08 CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THE CHINESE SOCIETIES No No No
CBS1CN12P CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THE CHINESE SOCIETIES Yes No No
CBS1CN14M SENSE MAKING OF SIGNS ACROSS CULTURES No No No
CBS1CN14P SENSE MAKING OF SIGNS ACROSS CULTURES Yes No No
CBS1CN16 UNDERSTANDING JAPAN: A JOURNEY INTO JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
CBS1CN36 ASPECTS OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY No Yes No
CBS2CN10P AN EXPLORATION OF CHINESE CHARACTERS AND SCRIPTS Yes No No
CHC1CN06P HER-STORY: WOMEN IN CHINA Yes No No
CHC1CN32P PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS IN MODERN CHINA No No No
CHC2CN03P DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT CHINA Yes No No
CHC2CN08P MUTUAL IMPRESSIONS OF CHINA AND THE WEST Yes No No
CHC2CN12P CHINESE FILM AND SOCIETY No No No
CHC2CN13P CHINESE FOLK AND POPULAR STORIES Yes No No
CHC2CN20P READINGS IN DAOIST TEXTS Yes No No
CHC2CN28P THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CHINESE PEOPLE: PAST AND PRESENT Yes No No
CHC2CN29P THE MAKING OF THE EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS: CHINA, JAPAN & KOREA IN THE PRE-MODERN WORLD Yes No No
CHC2HN27P IMPERIALISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS: EAST ASIA Yes No No
CLC1AN02C MY FAMILY STORY (NONFICTION WRITING) Yes No No
CLC1AN02P MY FAMILY STORY (NONFICTION WRITING) Yes No No
CLC1AN03P READING THE ROMANCE: FROM TEXT TO CULTURE Yes No No
COMP1BN02 FRIENDS, FOLLOWERS AND CIRCLES: CONNECTIONS IN A SOCIALLY-COMPUTED WORLD No No No
CSE1BN01 TRANSPORT AND SOCIETY No No No
CSE1BN01W TRANSPORT AND SOCIETY No Yes No
CSE1BN02 CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
CSE1BN02W CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETY No Yes No
CSE1BN04 INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE No No No
ELC1CN03 CREATIVE WRITING IN ENGLISH No Yes No
ELC1CN05 HORROR IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND FILM No Yes No
ENGL1BN04 LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY IN EUROPE No Yes No
ENGL1CN06 LANGUAGES IN A GLOBALISING WORLD No Yes No
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
ENGL1HN11 MULTILINGUAL SOCIETIES: HONG KONG AND BEYOND No No No
ENGL2BN02 NEW MEDIA: NEW MEANINGS No Yes No
ENGL2BN03 EXPLORING LANGUAGE IN SOCIAL LIFE No Yes No
ENGL2CN20 THE POWER OF IMAGES: ADVERTISING, ART, AND CULTURE No No No
ENGL2CN23 DOES CINDERELLA WEAR PRADA OR ZARA? - FASHION AND THE WORLD IN SHORT STORIES No Yes No
FH1CN02 AN INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN POPULAR CULTURE No Yes No
FH1CN02P AN INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN POPULAR CULTURE Yes No No
FH2CN08P POPULAR CULTURE IN CONTEMPORARY MAINLAND CHINA Yes No No
GUR1BN07 FINANCE AND POLITICS: PUBLIC INTERESTS AND PRIVATE MANIPULATION (LU) No No No
GUR1BN10 LAW IN EVERYDAY LIFE (LU) No No No
GUR1BN13 REAL ESTATE AND ITS SOCIAL VALUE IN THE SOCIETIES (LU) No No No
GUR1BN15 WHY PEOPLE PAY TAXES (LU) No No No
GUR1BN16 TRUTH AND JUSTICE (LU) No No No
GUR1BN17 CIVIC VALUES, CHARACTER FORMATION AND POSITIVE EDUCATION (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1BN18 DISASTER RECOVERY AFTER NATURAL HAZARDS AND GLOBAL CRISIS (EDUHK) No Yes No
GUR1BN19 GENDER AND SOCIETY (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1BN21 JAPANESE SOCIETY (LU) No Yes No
GUR1BN22 MORALITY AND THE GOOD LIFE: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1BN23 UNDERSTANDING MUSEUMS (LU) No No No
GUR1CN04 UNDERSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY (LU) No No No
GUR1CN06 MUSIC AND WORLD CULTURES (LU) No No No
GUR1CN13 FOOD, CULTURE AND IDENTITY (LU) No No No
GUR1CN14 HONG KONG CINEMA: A BRIEF HISTORY (LU) No No No
GUR1CN16 KOREAN POP CULTURE IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT (LU) No No No
GUR1KN01 TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURAL CHANGE (LU) No No No
GUR2BN20 SEXUALITY: EMBRACING DIVERSITY (EDUHK) No No No
GUR2CN10 MULTICULTURALISM AND INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS (EDUHK) No Yes No
GUR2HN01 EAST ASIAN POPULAR CULTURE (EDUHK) No No No
HTM1BN03P TOURISM: CHINA AND THE WORLD Yes No No
HTM1BN04 ACHIEVING QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY No No No
HTM1BN05 WORLD DESTINATIONS: CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY No No No
HTM1CN06 THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD CUISINE No No No
HTM1CN06V THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD CUISINE No No No
HTM1CN07 THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE WINE INDUSTRY No No No
HTM1CN07V THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE WINE INDUSTRY No No No
HTM1EN02 THE WORLD AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMERS AND TRAVELLERS No Yes No
HTM2BN08 WEDDINGS, FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS: ORGANIZING, PLANNING AND UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS No No No
ITC1CN02 FASHION AND CULTURE No Yes No
LGT1BN01 HONG KONG, GREATER CHINA AND TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT No Yes No
LGT2BN02 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT No No No
LSGI1BN02 CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIETY No Yes No
LSGI2BN01 MAP READING AND INTERPRETATION No Yes No
LSGI2BN01M MAP READING AND INTERPRETATION No No No
MM2BN05 INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING No No No
SD1BN06 VALUES, LIFESTYLES AND ADVERTISING IN SOCIETY No Yes No
SN1CN04P TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE: HISTORY, EVOLUTION AND BEYOND Yes No No
SN2BN02 DISASTER AND GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES No Yes No

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