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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 (D): Science, Technology and Environment

CAR (M): Chinese History and Culture

CAR (N): Cultures, Organisations, Societies and Globalisation

There are two additional requirements in CAR:

i. Chinese Reading and Writing (CR/CW) Requirements*

ii. 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 CR/CW ER/EW English Language
AAE1D02V INTRODUCTION TO SPACE EXPLORATION No Yes No
ABCT1D04 INTRODUCTORY LIFE SCIENCE No No No
ABCT1D18 MODERN DAY MATERIAL SCIENCES No No No
ABCT1D19 FUN FACTS OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES No No No
APSS1A21 SERVICE LEADERSHIP No Yes No
APSS1A21M SERVICE LEADERSHIP No No No
APSS1BN15 GLOBAL CHINA No No No
APSS1CN19N TRANSFORMATION OF CHINESE SOCIETY : REVOLUTION AND REFORM No No No
APSS1CN33 HISTORY OF HONG KONG No Yes No
CBS1A01P FUN WITH LANGUAGE Yes No No
CBS1A18 LIFE AND DEATH No Yes No
CBS1CN12P CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THE CHINESE SOCIETIES Yes No No
CBS1CN14P SENSE MAKING OF SIGNS ACROSS CULTURES Yes No No
CBS1CN16 UNDERSTANDING JAPAN: A JOURNEY INTO JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
CBS1M42 HISTORY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARTS AND CRAFTS No Yes No
CBS2CM09P COMMUNICATIONS IN GREATER CHINA Yes No No
CHC1CM04P CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE Yes No No
CHC1CM15P SPLENDOURS OF IMPERIAL CHINA Yes No No
CHC1CM35P WAYS OF CHINESE WISDOM Yes No No
CHC1M38P INTRODUCTORY HISTORY OF CHINA Yes No No
CHC1M45P HISTORY AND CULTURE OF CHINESE CITIES Yes No No
CSE1BN02 CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
CSE1M05V DISCOVERING CHINESE CULTURES IN GEO-CULTURAL HERITAGES Yes No No
ELC1A10 SHARING YOUR STORY: LANGUAGE FOR PERSONAL NARRATIVE AND REFLECTION No Yes Yes
ELC1A11 BUILDING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND COMMUNICATION No Yes Yes
ELC1CN05 HORROR IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND FILM No Yes No
ENGL1A27 WORKPLACE DATA LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION No Yes Yes
ENGL2BN02 NEW MEDIA: NEW MEANINGS No Yes No
FH2CM05M UNDERSTANDING CHINESE CIVILIZATION THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY No No No
FH2CM06V WOMEN AND IMPERIAL CHINA No No No
FSN1D10 FOOD COLOR, TASTE AND SMELL No No No
HTM1BN03P TOURISM: CHINA AND THE WORLD Yes No No
HTM1CN06V THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD CUISINE No No No
HTM1CN07V THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE WINE INDUSTRY No No No
ISE1D01 LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE No No No
ME1D02 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS IN MODERN SOCIETY No Yes No

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