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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
AAE1D02V INTRODUCTION TO SPACE EXPLORATION No No Yes
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 No Yes
APSS1A21M SERVICE LEADERSHIP No No No
APSS1BN15 GLOBAL CHINA Yes No No
APSS1CN33 HISTORY OF HONG KONG No No Yes
CBS1A01P FUN WITH LANGUAGE No Yes No
CBS1A18 LIFE AND DEATH No No Yes
CBS1CN12P CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THE CHINESE SOCIETIES Yes Yes No
CBS1CN14P SENSE MAKING OF SIGNS ACROSS CULTURES No Yes No
CBS1CN16 UNDERSTANDING JAPAN: A JOURNEY INTO JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
CBS2CM09P COMMUNICATIONS IN GREATER CHINA Yes Yes No
CHC1CM04P CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE Yes Yes No
CHC1CM15P SPLENDOURS OF IMPERIAL CHINA Yes Yes No
CHC1CM35P WAYS OF CHINESE WISDOM Yes Yes No
CSE1BN02 CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETY No No No
ELC1CN05 HORROR IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND FILM No No Yes
ENGL2BN02 NEW MEDIA: NEW MEANINGS No No Yes
FH2CM05M UNDERSTANDING CHINESE CIVILIZATION THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY Yes No No
FH2CM06V WOMEN AND IMPERIAL CHINA Yes No No
FSN1D10 FOOD COLOR, TASTE AND SMELL No No No
HTM1BN03P TOURISM: CHINA AND THE WORLD Yes Yes 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 No Yes

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