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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
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
ELC1CN05 HORROR IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND FILM No No Yes
FH2CM05M UNDERSTANDING CHINESE CIVILIZATION THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY Yes No No
FH2CM06V WOMEN AND 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.