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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
APSS1A02 INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN THEORIES OF HUMAN NATURE No No No
APSS1A03 MEN AND MASCULINITY IN HONG KONG 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
APSS1A09 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY No No No
APSS1A21 SERVICE LEADERSHIP No Yes No
APSS1A21M SERVICE LEADERSHIP No No No
APSS1A23 COPING AND ADDICTION No No No
APSS1A24 UNDERSTANDING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS No No No
APSS1A27 PREPARING FOR NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE CHINESE CONTEXT No Yes No
APSS1A38 ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE No Yes No
APSS1A39 PHILOSOPHY OF MEANING AND HAPPINESS No Yes No
APSS1A41 CRIME AND MOVIE No No No
CBS1A01P FUN WITH LANGUAGE Yes No No
CBS1A11P CULTURAL IDENTITIES AND REPRESENTATIONS Yes No No
CBS1A13 THE TALKING BRAIN No Yes No
CBS1A17 HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND THE CYBERWORLD No Yes No
CBS1A18 LIFE AND DEATH No Yes No
CBS1A19 LOVE, INTIMACY AND IDENTITY No No No
CBS1A22 CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE THINKING No Yes No
CBS1AM26P CHINESE ARTS, CULTURE AND CREATIVE LIFE Yes No No
CHC1A34 SELF-UNDERSTANDING THROUGH WORLD RELIGIONS No Yes 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
ELC1A01 SCIENCE FICTION AS A REFLECTION ON HUMANITY No Yes No
ELC1A04 FROM LORD OF THE RINGS TO HARRY POTTER: FANTASY, REALITY AND HUMANITY No Yes No
ELC1A06 HUMANITIES AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH FILMS ACROSS CHINESE AND WESTERN CULTURES No Yes No
ELC1A07 STORYTELLING FOR LIFE: SHARING PERSONAL NARRATIVES No No No
ENGL1A13 LANGUAGE BREAKDOWN FROM INFANCY TO ADULTHOOD No No No
ENGL1A15 THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF SUCCESS No No No
ENGL1FN17 THE ART OF DEBATE: MASTERING ARGUMENTS TO HELP YOU DEFEAT YOUR OPPONENT No No No
ENGL2A10 COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY IN THE WORKPLACE No Yes No
ENGL2A12 CONFIDENCE IN SPEAKING ENGLISH No No No
ENGL2A16 UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PATIENTS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN HEALTH SETTINGS No No No
ENGL2A21 CRITICAL THINKING IN MEDICINE AND HEALTH No No No
GUR1A02 LABOUR MARKETS, EMPLOYABILITY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT (LU) No No No
GUR1A03 CREATIVE INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE (LU) No No No
GUR1A04 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (LU) No No No
GUR1A06 GETTING TO YES THROUGH NEGOTIATION (LU) No No No
GUR1A07 CHILDHOOD, YOUTH AND CULTURE (LU) No No No
GUR1A08 THINKING LIKE AN ANTHROPOLOGIST (LU) No No No
GUR1A11 READING GREAT SOCIAL THINKERS (LU) No No No
GUR1A12 FAITH AND REASON (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1A13 EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATION AND POSITIVE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL TEAMWORK (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1A14 TASTE OF LIFE: THE MEANING OF SUFFERING AND HOPE (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1A15 POSITIVE EMOTIONS AS ENGINES OF GROWTH (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1A16 POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1A18 NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON STORIES IN LIFE (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1A20 MEANING, HAPPINESS AND THE ETHICS OF THE GOOD SOCIETY (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1A22 CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: REFLECTION ON CREATIVITY AND CREATION (LU) No No No
GUR1A23 THE EVERYDAY CULTURE OF THE WEB (LU) No No No
GUR1A24 THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF HUMAN FLOURISHING: HAPPINESS, ENGAGEMENT, AND MEANING (EDUHK) No No No
GUR2A09 THE ART OF JOB INTERVIEWS (EDUHK) No No No
GUR2A10 MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY (EDUHK) No No No
GUR2A17 TREAT OR CHEAT? THE HIDDEN FORCES BEHIND THE BUYING SCENES (EDUHK) No No No
GUR2A19 CARING, APPRECIATION, RESPECT, AND EMPATHY (EDUHK) No No No
GUR2A21 ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR TEACHERS: BASIC LAW AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (EDUHK) No No No
HTM1A01 LEISURE AND SOCIETY No No No
HTM1EN02 THE WORLD AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMERS AND TRAVELLERS No Yes No
ITC1A01 INTRODUCTION TO THINKING STYLES No No No
ITC1A03 FASHION AND BEAUTY No Yes No
LEI1G01 AI AS A TOOL FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING No No No
MM2A13 DIALOGUE WITH EXECUTIVES: LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS No Yes No
RS1A02 OBSESSIONS, COMPULSIONS AND ADDICTIONS IN MODERN LIFE No No No
SD1A01 EVERYDAY ERGONOMICS No Yes No
SFT1A03M FASHION AND BEAUTY No No No
SN2A01 FUNDAMENTALS OF DISASTER RESILIENCE No Yes No
SN2A05 FUNDAMENTALS OF EMERGENCY CARE AND CRITICAL RESPONSE 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.