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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
ABCT1D18 MODERN DAY MATERIAL SCIENCES No No No
AMA1D03 INTRODUCTION TO PENSION MATHEMATICS No No No
APSS1A21 SERVICE LEADERSHIP No No Yes
APSS1A21M SERVICE LEADERSHIP No No No
APSS1BN15P GLOBAL CHINA Yes No No
APSS1BN29 CHINESE MEGACITIES IN AN AGE OF GLOBALISATION Yes No No
APSS1CN19N TRANSFORMATION OF CHINESE SOCIETY : REVOLUTION AND REFORM Yes No No
CBS1A01P FUN WITH LANGUAGE No Yes No
CBS1A18 LIFE AND DEATH No No Yes
CBS1CN12P CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THE CHINESE SOCIETIES Yes Yes No
CBS1CN14P SENSE MAKING OF SIGNS ACROSS CULTURES No Yes No
CBS1CN16 UNDERSTANDING JAPAN: A JOURNEY INTO JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
CBS2CM04P APPRECIATION OF THE FOUR GREAT CLASSICAL CHINESE NOVELS Yes Yes No
CBS2CM09P COMMUNICATIONS IN GREATER CHINA Yes Yes No
CHC1CM15P SPLENDOURS OF IMPERIAL CHINA Yes Yes No
CHC2CM21P INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE ART Yes Yes No
CHC2CM57P CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE EASTERN SILK ROAD Yes Yes No
CSE1BN02 CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETY No No 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
ENGL2BN02 NEW MEDIA: NEW MEANINGS No No Yes
FSN1D10 FOOD COLOR, TASTE AND SMELL No No No
FSN1D17 FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND COSMETICS No No No
HTM1BN03P TOURISM: CHINA AND THE WORLD Yes Yes 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
LST1BN03V EAST ASIA: TOWARDS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY No No No
LST1CN06V TRANSLATION AND CHINESE SOCIETY Yes Yes No
ME1D02 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS IN MODERN SOCIETY No No Yes

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