General Education (GE) Subject Information 2010-11

Who are required to take GE subjects?

• If you are a Full-time UGC-funded degree student, you are required to pass two 2-credit GE subjects
from two different categories (one from "China Studies" and one from "Broadening").
• If you are a Full-time UGC-funded sub-degree student, you are required to pass one 2-credit GE
subject from the category of "China Studies".
• If you are a Full-time UGC-funded/self-financed articulation Bachelor’s degree student admitted
in 2008-09 and after, you are required to take one two-credit GE subject. Whether the GE subject
would be a "Broadening" or "China Studies" GE subject will be subject to the decision of the
programme offering department with reference to the background of students concerned.
• If you are a Full-time Self-financed/Part-time programmes student and are required to take GE
subjects to fulfill graduation requirement, please contact programme offering department for details.

Which semester can you take a GE subject?

You can take GE subjects in any semesters during your study unless otherwise specified by your
department/definitive programme document.

Where can you find the GE subject Information?

Location: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/~gec/geprogramme

Where can you look for the timetable of GE subjects?

AS Student Page (http://www.polyu.edu.hk/student) > Timetable > Subject Timetable > Subject Type >
2-Credit GE

Where and how can you select a GE subject?

Location for GE subject selection
AS Student Page (http://www.polyu.edu.hk/student) > Subject Registration > General Education Subject
Selection
• You can select a maximum of 10 choices in order of priority into the system. You are recommended to
select more subject components to increase your chances of alloting a GE subject.
• If there are more than 1 section for each component e.g. TUT001 and TUT002, you may select
TUT001 and TUT002 as 2 choices if you wish.
• You need to ensure that the timetable of your chosen GE subjects does not clash with the timetable
of your registered discipline-based subjects. Any GE subjects with time-clash will be skipped from the
iteration process. However, time-clash among your selected GE subject components is allowed since
only 1 GE subject will be allotted to you, if successful.
• You can have unlimited access to the facility during the GE subject selection period.
• A computer iteration will be conducted after the GE subject selection period.

Where can you be informed of the result of your GE subject selection exercise?
Location for checking the result
AS Student Page (http://www.polyu.edu.hk/student) > Subject Registration > Personal Subject Registration
Record

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Key dates
2010-11 Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Term

15 - 20 July 2010
(For current FT
UGC-funded students)
GE Subject Selection
1 - 6 December 2010 7 - 12 March 2011
Period
6 - 11 August 2010
(For new FT
UGC-funded students)

23 July 2010
(For current FT
UGC-funded students)
Result Announcement 10 December 2010 17 March 2011
18 August 2010
(For new FT
UGC-funded students)

25 August -
Add/drop Period 10 - 22 January 2011 13 - 18 June 2011
7 September 2010

Broadening GE Subject/programme-stream exclusion details

Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
Broadening GE Subjects programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
ABCT2010 Chemistry in Daily Life Students in Will not be offered
12047
12047-DDG
12047-FDG
12052

ABCT2012 Nutrition and Healthy Living All ABCT students Semester 1

ABCT2014 Our Endangered Earth All ABCT students Semester 1

AF2304 Finance and Society Students who have taken Semester 2

AF2301, AF2302, AF2303, AF3302
AF3308, AF3311 or AF3313
All AF students and students in
02002-AAC
02002-AAF
02002-ACF
02002-AFF
02002-AFS
02002-AGF
02002-AKF
02002-AMC
02002-AMG
02002-AMK
02002-ASF
02002-BAC
02002-BAF
02002-BFS
02002-DMC
02002-FAC
02002-FAF
02002-FFS
02002-FMG
02002-FMK
02002-MGT
02002-MKT
02002-ZAC
02002-ZCB
02002-ZCL
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 Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
Broadening GE Subjects programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
02002-ZFC
02002-ZFS
02002-ZIB
02002-ZMG
02002-ZMI
02002-ZMK
02004-AGF
02004-AIF
02004-ASC
02004-AST
02004-FGS
02004-FIS
02004-GSC
02004-IST
02004-ZSC
02004-ZST
05004
05004-CCF
05004-CCM
05004-CFF
05004-CFM
05004-EEF
05004-EEM
05004-EIF
05004-EIM
05004-FAF
05004-FAM
05004-FDG
05004-FEF
05004-FEM
05004-FFF
05004-FFM
05004-FGF
05004-FGM
05004-FIF
05004-FIM
05004-FKF
05004-FKM
05004-FMF
05004-FMM
05004-FNF
05004-FNM
05004-FSF
05004-FSM
05004-ISF
05004-ISM
05004-MEF
05004-MEM
05004-MGF
05004-MGM
05004-MKF
05004-MKM
05004-NSF
05004-NSM
23076-HRM
23076-OIM
23080
23083
23083-ABS
23084
42077
42077-FDG
42077-FT
63019
63020

AMA241 Figuring Out Statistics All AMA students Semester 2

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 Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
Broadening GE Subjects programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
AP2020 Space and Time : From Aristotle to Einstein All AP students Will not be offered

AP2021 Climate and our Environment All AP students Semester 2

APSS2810 Interpersonal Communication & Self All APSS students and students who Semester 1
Understanding have taken APSS265

APSS2811 Emergence of Hong Kong Society All APSS students and students who Semester 1
have taken GEC2614

APSS2812 Governing Hong Kong : Issues and All APSS students Will not be offered
Challenges

APSS2813 Understanding Interpersonal Relationships All APSS students and students who Semester 1
have taken APSS3210

APSS2814 Psychology of Everyday Life All APSS students and students who Semester 2
have taken APSS222

APSS2815 Ethics and Daily Life All APSS students and students who Semester 1
have taken AF4501 or APSS186

APSS2816 Tomorrow's Leaders To be confirmed Semester 2

APSS284 Understanding Chinese Society All APSS students Semester 2

APSS2841 Popular Culture & Urban Life All APSS students Semester 2

APSS285 Media and Everyday Life All APSS students Semester 2

APSS288 Self, Service and Community All APSS students and students who Semester 1
have taken APSS261

APSS289 Understanding Modern Society All APSS students Will not be offered

CBS230 Fun with Language Students who have taken CBS210 Semester 2
All CBS and FH students and
students in
71011
71011-ENG
71011-FRE
71011-GER
71011-JAP
71012
71013
71018
71018-FDG

CBS231 Appreciation of Cantonese Opera No exclusion Semester 1

CBS232 Media Languages and Communication All CBS and FH students Semester 1

EIE222 Contemporary Information Technologies and All EE and EIE students and Will not be offered
their Applications students in
05004-EIF
05004-EIM
05004-FIF
05004-FIM

ENGL2109 An Introduction to Literature in English All ENGL and FH students Will not be offered

ENGL2114 Popular Fiction in English All ENGL and FH students Semester 1

ENGL2115 Shakespeare Survey All ENGL and FH students Semester 1

ENGL2116 Literature, Culture and Popular Opinion No exclusion Will not be offered

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Broadening GE Subjects
ENGL2117 Symbols in Western Culture
Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
All ENGL and FH students Semester 2

GEC2601 Creativity and Creative Thinking Students who have taken GEC272 Will not be offered

GEC2602 Life and Death Students who have taken GEC207 Semester 1/Semester 2

GEC2603 Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and No exclusion Semester 2

Chinese Culture

GEC2604 Introduction to Logic Students who have taken GEC260 Semester 1

GEC2605 World Issues and Human Responsibilities Students who have taken GEC205 Semester 2

GEC2606 Appreciation of Chinese Art and Design No exclusion Semester 1

GEC2607 Introduction to Western Civilization Students who have taken GEC233 Semester 1

GEC2608 Love, Intimacy and Identity Students who have taken GEC206 Semester 1

GEC2609 The Four Great Classical Chinese Novels Students who have taken GEC235 Will not be offered

GEC2610 Appreciation of Chinese Cinema No exclusion Semester 2

GEC2611 Gems of World Literature No exclusion Will not be offered

GEC2612 The Natural History of Planet Earth No exclusion Will not be offered

GEC2613 Adventures in Art No exclusion Will not be offered

GEC2614 Understanding Hong Kong Society Students who have taken APSS231, Semester 2
APSS2811 or APSS338

GEC2615 Introduction to World Religions No exclusion Semester 1

GEC2616 Philosophy Goes to the Cinema Students who have taken GEC261 Semester 2

GEC2617 Western Music and Performing Arts No exclusion Semester 2

GEC2618 Science, Mythology, and Philosophy In No exclusion Will not be offered

Science Fiction

HTI2181 Bionic Human - The Sciences, Arts, and All HTI students and students who Will not be offered
Technologies have taken HTI2151

HTM298 Wine Studies All SHTM students Semester 1

HTM299 Tourism in Contemporary Society All SHTM students and students who Semester 2
have taken HTM213 or HTM2113

LSGI2991 China: Regions and Environment No exclusion Semester 1/Summer Term

MM2191 People and Management Students who have taken MM201, Semester 2
MM202, MM2021 or MM302
All ABCT, AP, FB and MM students
and students in
03001
05003
05003-FDG
05004
05004-CCF
05004-CCM
05004-CFF
05004-CFM
05004-EEF
05004-EEM
05004-EIF
05004-EIM
05004-FAF
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 Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
Broadening GE Subjects programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
05004-FAM
05004-FDG
05004-FEF
05004-FEM
05004-FFF
05004-FFM
05004-FGF
05004-FGM
05004-FIF
05004-FIM
05004-FKF
05004-FKM
05004-FMF
05004-FMM
05004-FNF
05004-FNM
05004-FSF
05004-FSM
05004-ISF
05004-ISM
05004-MEF
05004-MEM
05004-MGF
05004-MGM
05004-MKF
05004-MKM
05004-NSF
05004-NSM
05006
05006-FDG
14090-ATT
14090-FRE
14090-FTD
14090-FTE
14090-FTM
14090-FTT
21033
21033-ACT
21040
21044
21044-ZFS
21045-AAC
24027-AHF
24027-AHM
24027-FDH
24027-HHS
24027-HMH
24027-SHM
24027-SSH
24028-ATM
24028-FDT
24028-HMT
24028-HTS
24028-SST
24028-STM
34011
34014-AGF
34014-AGS
41070
41070-AEE
41070-FDG
41070-FFT
41070-FT
42070
42070-AEI
42070-AES
42070-AFF
42070-CES
42070-DDF
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 Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
Broadening GE Subjects programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
42070-DDG
42070-FDF
42070-FDG
42070-FT
42070-FTM
42070-SAM
42077
42077-AEI
42077-AES
42077-AFF
42077-FDF
42077-FDG
42077-FT
43078
43078-AME
44070-STL
44084
45079
45079-PEM
45081
45081-FDG
45081-SAN
45085
45085-AIF
45085-AIS
45085-AS
45087
45088
45090
45092
45092-FDG
54039-APA
54039-APF
55001-AHT
55001-HT
55002-ABM
55002-BME
55002-DBM
55002-FBM
55002-FDB
61010
61023
61024
61024-SAN
61026
61031
61031-ACS
61031-ASC
61031-ECS
61031-EIS
61031-EIT
61031-FCS
61031-FDG
61031-FIS
61031-FIT
61031-SCS
61031-SEC
61031-SES
61031-SIS
61031-SIT
61032
61032-FDG
63017
71011
71011-ENG
71011-GER
71011-JAP
71012
71018
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 Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
Broadening GE Subjects programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
71018-AEP
71018-AFP
72018-ACB
73016
73016-BAD
73016-FDG

MM2391 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Students who have taken MM2791 Semester 1
All ABCT, AP, FB and MM students
and students in
05003
05003-FDG
05004
05004-CCF
05004-CCM
05004-CFF
05004-CFM
05004-EEF
05004-EEM
05004-EIF
05004-EIM
05004-FAF
05004-FAM
05004-FDG
05004-FEF
05004-FEM
05004-FFF
05004-FFM
05004-FGF
05004-FGM
05004-FIF
05004-FIM
05004-FKF
05004-FKM
05004-FMF
05004-FMM
05004-FNF
05004-FNM
05004-FSF
05004-FSM
05004-ISF
05004-ISM
05004-MEF
05004-MEM
05004-MGF
05004-MGM
05004-MKF
05004-MKM
05004-NSF
05004-NSM
21044
21044-ZFS
24027-HMH
24028-HMT
42070
42077
42077-FDG
42077-FT
44070-STL
44084
45079
45079-PEM
45081
45081-FDG
45081-SAN
45087
45088
45090
55001-HT
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 Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
Broadening GE Subjects programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
55002-BME
61010
61023
61024
61024-SAN
61031-ECS
61031-EIS
61031-EIT
61031-FCS
61031-FIS
61031-FIT
61031-SIS
71011
71011-ENG
71011-GER
71011-JAP
71012
73016
73016-BAD
73016-FDG

MM2791 Marketing and the Consumer Students who have taken MM271, Semester 1
MM2711 or MM2391
All ABCT, FB and MM students and
students in
03001
05003
05003-FDE
05003-FDG
05003-FEM
05003-FPA
05003-FPS
05003-PAD
05003-PAS
05003-PDE
05003-PEM
05003-PES
05003-SAN
05004
05004-CCF
05004-CCM
05004-CFF
05004-CFM
05004-EEF
05004-EEM
05004-EIF
05004-EIM
05004-FAF
05004-FAM
05004-FDG
05004-FEF
05004-FEM
05004-FFF
05004-FFM
05004-FGF
05004-FGM
05004-FIF
05004-FIM
05004-FKF
05004-FKM
05004-FMF
05004-FMM
05004-FNF
05004-FNM
05004-FSF
05004-FSM
05004-ISF
05004-ISM
05004-MEF
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 Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
Broadening GE Subjects programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
05004-MEM
05004-MGF
05004-MGM
05004-MKF
05004-MKM
05004-NSF
05004-NSM
11039-ADP
11039-AMP
14090-ATT
14090-FRE
14090-FTD
14090-FTE
14090-FTM
14090-FTT
21033
21033-ACT
21040
21044
21044-ZFS
21045
21045-AAC
24022-HMH
24027-AHF
24027-AHM
24027-HMH
24028-ATM
24028-HMT
34014-AGF
34014-AGS
41070-AEE
42070
42070-AEI
42070-AES
42070-AFF
42070-FT
42077
42077-AEI
42077-AES
42077-AFF
42077-FDF
42077-FDG
42077-FT
43078
43078-AME
44070-STL
44084
45079
45079-PEM
45081
45081-FDG
45081-SAN
45083
45085
45085-AIF
45085-AIS
45085-AS
45087
45088
45090
45092
45092-FDG
54039-APA
54039-APF
54039-SPA
55001-AHT
55001-HT
55002-ABM
55002-BME
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 Students in the following
Tentative Offering Semester
Broadening GE Subjects programme-stream cannot take
in 2010-11
the GE subject on the left
55002-DBM
55002-FBM
55002-FDB
61031
61031-ACS
61031-ASC
61031-ECS
61031-EIS
61031-EIT
61031-FCS
61031-FDG
61031-FIS
61031-FIT
61031-SCS
61031-SEC
61031-SES
61031-SIS
61031-SIT
61032
61032-FDG
71011
71011-ENG
71011-GER
71011-JAP
71012
71018-AEP
71018-AFP
72018-ACB
73016
73016-BAD
73016-DDM
73016-FAD
73016-FDG
73016-FEI
73016-FIP
73016-FVC

RS277 Facets of Human Relationship in Chinese All RS students Will not be offered
Society

RS280 The Olympic Spirit and Practice of Sports All RS students Summer Term

RS281 Brain, Cognition and Learning All RS students Semester 1

RS282 Emotional Health No exclusion Will not be offered

SD2981 Creating Novels and Screenplays All SD students Semester 2

SD2982 Creativity in Cognition No exclusion Semester 2

SN2151 Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine Students who have taken SN215 and Semester 2
students in
53055
53055-FDG
53072
53072-NUR
53074

Last updated on 9 July 2010

By Academic Secretariat

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