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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
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
APSS2A26 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE PLANNING IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD No No Yes
CBS1A01P FUN WITH LANGUAGE No Yes No
CBS1A17 HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND THE CYBERWORLD No No Yes
CBS1A18 LIFE AND DEATH No No Yes
ENGL2A10 COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY IN THE WORKPLACE No No Yes
GUR1A23 THE EVERYDAY CULTURE OF THE WEB (LU) No No No
HTM1A01 LEISURE AND SOCIETY No No No
HTM1EN02 THE WORLD AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMERS AND TRAVELLERS No No Yes
LEI1G01 AI AS A TOOL FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING No No No
MM2A13 DIALOGUE WITH EXECUTIVES: LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS No No Yes
SN2A05 FUNDAMENTALS OF EMERGENCY CARE AND CRITICAL RESPONSE No No No

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