The Social Sciences Department at Cal Poly offers bachelor’s degrees and minors in Anthropology-Geography and Sociology, as well as a minor in Latin American Studies. Within each major, students are required to choose a concentration relevant to their future career endeavors. The Anthropology-Geography major concentrations include global studies and international development, environmental studies and sustainability, and human ecology. Sociology majors can choose a concentration in criminal justice, organizations, or social services.
Students are trained in applied technical skills including GIS, remote sensing, research design, social data collection, and qualitative/quantitative methodology.
Modified from socialsciences.calpoly.edu
Senior Projects from 2013
Elementary School Gardens and the Community, Christine Moon and Rachel Spinelli
Maori Cultural Heritage Preservation Project at The South Otago Museum, Emily M. Nevitt
Social Sciences Career and Internship Exploration Day, Connie Ng, Katrina Schwarz, and Janiece Jarman
The Stress Revolution: An Examination of Acculturative Stress and an Emerging Modern Human Stress Response, Jeffrey Nicklas
The Imperative of Conserving California's Foothill Oak Woodlands, Lauren Phillips
American Ball Sports: Origins and Evolutions, Kevin Rask
Conversion of Greenhouse Gasses Into Energy, Sarah C. Rippe
Militarization of the Police Force: Causes and the Alternative, Justin Rivas
Wine to Water, Jennifer Stangland
Geographical Spread of Asians in California, Lydia Tang
Public Housing: An Introspective Study on Public Housing and Its Effects on Health and Well-being, Janna Traeger and Victoria Phillips
Pedagogical Development of Zen Buddhism and Taoism for Taos Ed. Ventures, Kelsey Tyler
The Theory of Continuity: An alternate analysis and supporting experiment on the expressed modes of human interaction, Michael J. Vogel
Examining Sexual Assault on College Campuses, Kelsey Wank
Tourism in China with an Emphasis on Shanghai: A City Thriving off of the Future, Not the Past, Eileen Wu
Population Pressure and Family Planning in the Case of Sub Saharan Africa's Demographic Transition, Jessica T. Ysunza
Senior Projects from 2012
A Comparative Analysis of the Social-Economic Status of Successful Women in Business, Politics, and Media in the U.S., Jasmin Bramlett and Sara Whitworth
The Behavioral Ecology of Estrus Signaling in Humans, Kylie Breuer
The Invasion of California Grasslands: Past, Present, and Future Implications, Danielle Simone Caziarc
Menarche Ceremonies & Social Change in Fiji, Anna Clauson
Cross-Cultural Cannibalism Throughout Human History, Melissa Cochran
A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Sexual Health, Ariel Manu Eastburn
HIV and AIDS Education: The Tanzanian Case, Katherine Ellison