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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 (B): Community, Organisation and Globalisation

CAR (C): History, Cultures and World Views

CAR (D): Science, Technology and Environment

There are three additional requirements in CAR:

i. China Studies Requirement (CSR)

ii. Chinese Reading and Writing (CR/CW) Requirements*

iii. 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 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 CSR CR/CW ER/EW
ABCT1D01 CHEMISTRY AND MODERN LIVING No No No
ABCT1D04 INTRODUCTORY LIFE SCIENCE No No No
ABCT1D09 GREEN HOUSE GASES AND LIFE No No No
ABCT1D12 SCIENCE BEHIND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CSI) No No No
ABCT1D15 OUR ENDANGERED EARTH No No Yes
ABCT1D18 MODERN DAY MATERIAL SCIENCES No No No
ABCT1D19 FUN FACTS OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES No No No
AF1BN01 ECONOMIC LOGIC IN EVERYDAY LIFE No No No
AF1BN02 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS No No No
AMA1D01C THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINESE AND WORLD MATHEMATICS Yes Yes No
APSS1A04 UNDERSTANDING ETHICS IN DAILY LIFE No No No
APSS1A07 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY No No No
APSS1A08 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY No No No
APSS1A39 PHILOSOPHY OF MEANING AND HAPPINESS No No Yes
APSS1BN10 EATING UP THE SOCIETY - FROM A SOCIETY "FOR" FOOD TO A SOCIETY "OF" FOOD No No 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 Yes No No
APSS1BN16 GENDER AND SOCIAL CHANGES IN CHINESE SOCIETIES Yes No Yes
APSS1BN17 CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY AND POPULAR CULTURE Yes No Yes
APSS1BN29 CHINESE MEGACITIES IN AN AGE OF GLOBALISATION Yes No No
APSS1CN19P TRANSFORMATION OF CHINESE SOCIETY : REVOLUTION AND REFORM Yes Yes No
APSS1CN33 HISTORY OF HONG KONG No No Yes
APSS1CN33C HISTORY OF HONG KONG No Yes No
APSS1CN35 GROWING UP IN HONG KONG: REFLECTIONS ON ITS CULTURAL AND MORAL VALUES No No Yes
APSS2A26 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE PLANNING IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD No No Yes
BME1D01 BIONIC HUMAN AND THE FUTURE OF BEING HUMAN No No Yes
BME1D02 WEARABLE HEALTHCARE AND FITNESS DEVICES FOR EVERYONE No No Yes
BME1D03 TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART AGEING No No No
BME1D04 SKIN-CARE TECHNOLOGIES: PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS AND SAFETY No No No
CBS1A01P FUN WITH LANGUAGE No Yes No
CBS1A17 HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND THE CYBERWORLD No No Yes
CBS1A18 LIFE AND DEATH No No Yes
CBS1CM07P INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LITERATURE Yes Yes No
CBS1CM29 APPRECIATION OF CHINESE ART AND DESIGN Yes No Yes
CBS2CM04P APPRECIATION OF THE FOUR GREAT CLASSICAL CHINESE NOVELS Yes Yes No
CBS2CM09 COMMUNICATIONS IN GREATER CHINA Yes No Yes
CBS2CM09P COMMUNICATIONS IN GREATER CHINA Yes Yes No
CHC1CM04P CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE Yes Yes No
CHC1CM07P CUSTOMS AND RITUALS IN CHINESE CULTURE Yes Yes No
CHC1CM15P SPLENDOURS OF IMPERIAL CHINA Yes Yes No
CHC1CM35 WAYS OF CHINESE WISDOM Yes No Yes
CHC2CM05P CONFUCIANISM AND CHINESE CULTURE Yes Yes No
CHC2CM10 BUDDHISM, DAOISM AND CHINESE CULTURE Yes No No
CHC2CM10P BUDDHISM, DAOISM AND CHINESE CULTURE Yes Yes No
CHC2CM11P CELEBRATED LITERACY CHINESE WRITINGS Yes Yes No
CHC2CM16P TRADITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT IN PRE-MODERN CHINA Yes Yes No
CSE1BN01W TRANSPORT AND SOCIETY No No Yes
CSE1BN02 CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
EE1D01 ELECTRICAL SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE No No No
ENGL2A10 COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY IN THE WORKPLACE No No Yes
FSN1D06 NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING No No No
FSN1D17 FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND COSMETICS No No No
GUR1A23 THE EVERYDAY CULTURE OF THE WEB (LU) No No No
GUR1CM17 AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE KUNQU AND PEKING OPERAS APPRECIATION (LU) Yes No No
GUR1CN04 UNDERSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY (LU) No No No
GUR1CN06 MUSIC AND WORLD CULTURES (LU) No No No
GUR1CN16 KOREAN POP CULTURE IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT (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
HTM1EN02 THE WORLD AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMERS AND TRAVELLERS No No Yes
ISE1D02 RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD No No No
LEI1G01 AI AS A TOOL FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING No No No
LGT2BN02 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT No No No
LSGI1BN02 CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIETY No No Yes
LSGI1D03 LIVING ON A DYNAMIC EARTH No No Yes
LSGI2BN01 MAP READING AND INTERPRETATION No No Yes
LST1BN03V EAST ASIA: TOWARDS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY No No No
ME1D02 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS IN MODERN SOCIETY No No Yes
MM2A13 DIALOGUE WITH EXECUTIVES: LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS No No Yes
SN2A05 FUNDAMENTALS OF EMERGENCY CARE AND CRITICAL RESPONSE 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.