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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
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
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
CSE1BN01W TRANSPORT AND SOCIETY No No Yes
CSE1BN02 CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
HTM1EN02 THE WORLD AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMERS AND TRAVELLERS No No Yes
LGT2BN02 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT No No No
LSGI1BN02 CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIETY No No Yes
LSGI2BN01 MAP READING AND INTERPRETATION No No Yes
LST1BN03V EAST ASIA: TOWARDS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY No No No

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