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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
AAE1D02 INTRODUCTION TO SPACE EXPLORATION No Yes No
AAE1D02M INTRODUCTION TO SPACE EXPLORATION No No No
AAE1D02V INTRODUCTION TO SPACE EXPLORATION No Yes No
ABCT1D01 CHEMISTRY AND MODERN LIVING No No No
ABCT1D03 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN HEALTH 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
ABCT1D12 SCIENCE BEHIND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CSI) No No No
ABCT1D13 INTRODUCTION TO CANCER - CAUSE, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION No No No
ABCT1D14 CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT No No No
ABCT1D15 OUR ENDANGERED EARTH No Yes No
ABCT1D16 INTRODUCTION TO VACCINES - HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPACT No No No
ABCT1D18 MODERN DAY MATERIAL SCIENCES No No No
ABCT1D19 FUN FACTS OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES No No No
ABCT1D20 SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS No No No
AMA1D01C THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINESE AND WORLD MATHEMATICS Yes No No
AMA1D03 INTRODUCTION TO PENSION MATHEMATICS No No No
AMA1D04 UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CONFLICTS BY GAME THEORY No No No
AMA1D05 MODELING THE WORLD: FROM PHENOMENA TO MATHEMATICS No No No
AMA1D06W GREAT SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD - EXPLAINED WITH APPLICATIONS No Yes No
AMA1D07 INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY No No No
AMA1D08 THE MATHEMATICS BEHIND MUSIC No No No
AMA2D02 STATISTICS IN SOCIETY No No No
AP1D02 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY No No No
AP1D03 HOW THINGS WORK: THE PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE No No No
AP1D04 INTRODUCTION TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE No No No
AP1D05 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS No No No
APSS1D40 INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY No No 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
CSE1D03 HOW SAFE ARE WE AT WORK? No Yes No
CSE1D03M HOW SAFE ARE WE AT WORK? No No No
EE1D01 ELECTRICAL SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE No No No
EE1D04 WHAT IS LIGHT AND WHAT HAS HUMANITY DONE WITH LIGHT No Yes No
EIE1D02 ELECTRONIC MUSIC: THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON DIGITAL LIFESTYLE No No No
EIE1D03 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SCIENCE FICTION No No No
EIE1D04 CYBER SECURITY ESSENTIALS No Yes No
FSN1D05 CHINESE MEDICINE: MYTH OR TREASURE? No No No
FSN1D06 NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING No No No
FSN1D07 THE ENVIORNMENTAL IMPACT OF THE DIETARY CULTURE IN CHINA No No No
FSN1D08 FOOD SAFETY: FROM FARM TO FORK No No No
FSN1D10 FOOD COLOR, TASTE AND SMELL No No No
FSN1D17 FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND COSMETICS No No No
GUR1D05 COLOUR SCIENCE AND DIGITAL APPLICATIONS (LU) No No No
GUR1D06 DOMESTIC CHEMISTRY (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1D07 UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION (LU) No No No
GUR1D08 DEVELOPING POSITIVE VALUES VIA DIGITAL STORYTELLING (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1D09 MOBILE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1D10 CYBER SECURITY AND DAILY LIFE: NATIONAL SECURITY AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (EDUHK) No No No
GUR1KN01 TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURAL CHANGE (LU) No No No
ISE1D01 LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE No No No
ISE1D02 RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD No No No
ITC1D04 SMART WEARABLES AND SMART LIVING No Yes No
LEI1G01 AI AS A TOOL FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING No No No
LSGI1D03 LIVING ON A DYNAMIC EARTH No Yes No
ME1D01 ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT No Yes No
ME1D02 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS IN MODERN SOCIETY No Yes No
RS2D04 MOVEMENT SCIENCE 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.