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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
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
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
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
HTM1CN06 THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD CUISINE No No No
HTM1CN07 THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE WINE INDUSTRY No No No

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