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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
ABCT1D11D LIFE WITHOUT FOSSIL FUEL No No No
ABCT1D13 INTRODUCTION TO CANCER - CAUSE, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION No No No
AMA1D01C THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINESE AND WORLD MATHEMATICS Yes Yes No
AMA1D04 UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CONFLICTS BY GAME THEORY No No No
AMA1D08 THE MATHEMATICS BEHIND MUSIC No No No
AP1D02 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY No No No
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
BSE1D02 LIGHT, MAN AND ENVIRONMENT No No No
CSE1D03 HOW SAFE ARE WE AT WORK? No No Yes
FSN1D05 CHINESE MEDICINE: MYTH OR TREASURE? Yes No No
FSN1D06 NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING No No No
FSN1D10 FOOD COLOR, TASTE AND SMELL No No No
ISE1D02 RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD No No No
LSGI1D03 LIVING ON A DYNAMIC EARTH No No Yes
ME1D01 ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT No No Yes
ME1D02 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS IN MODERN SOCIETY No No Yes
RS2D04 MOVEMENT SCIENCE No No No
SO1D02 AI IN HEALTHCARE No No No
SO2D01 EYES ON VISION No No No

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