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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 which require for travelling to overseas are not available during the add/drop period.

You can search the subjects from below:

Search result:

Subject Code Subject Title CSR CR/CW ER/EW
APSS1CN33 HISTORY OF HONG KONG No No Yes
CBS1CN12P CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THE CHINESE SOCIETIES Yes Yes No
CBS1CN16 UNDERSTANDING JAPAN: A JOURNEY INTO JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
CHC1CM04 CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE Yes No No
CHC1CM04P CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE Yes Yes No
CHC1CM15P SPLENDOURS OF IMPERIAL CHINA Yes Yes No
CHC1CM30P EXPLORING CHINESE CULTURE (NANJING) Yes Yes No
CHC2CM11P CELEBRATED LITERACY CHINESE WRITINGS Yes Yes No
CHC2HM02 CHINESE GEOGRAPHY AND THE CULTURE OF TRAVEL Yes No No
ENGL1CN06 LANGUAGES IN A GLOBALISING WORLD No No Yes
FH2CM03M CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE EASTERN SILK ROAD Yes No No
FH2CM03P CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE EASTERN SILK ROAD Yes Yes No
FH2CN06N WOMEN AND THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE IN IMPERIAL CHINA Yes No No
HTM1CN06V THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD CUISINE No No No
HTM1CN07V 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.