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 2012
Energy Conservation and American Schools, Andrew C. K. Elston
The Racist Application of the Death Penalty in the United States, Mayra T. Felix
Impacts of Extended Family Households among Latinos on the Central Coast, CA, Fredy Figueroa and Chelsea Williams
Articulating Sexuality: A Critical History of Gay and Lesbian Anthropology, Carly Fox
The Institutionalization of Minority Students in Education, Andrea P. Garibay
A Comprehensive Study of Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Comparison, Per Maximilian Gasseholm
Racism in the Criminal Justice System, Nichole Griffith
RACE AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: A STUDY OF RACIAL BIAS AND RACIAL INJUSTICE, Nicole C. Haug
Standing with Students: An Exploration of Educational Inequality, Grace Hurner
THE SOCIAL CONTAGION OF VIOLENCE; A THEORETICAL EXPLORATION OF THE NATURE OF VIOLENCE IN SOCIETY, Kayla Kirkpatrick
AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE: A REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICES TOWARDS PREVENTION AND AMELIORATION, Katherine Lukov Stock
Sustainable Agriculture, Charlene Mills
Socioeconomic Background: Enlistees versus ROTC Cadets, Kyle Neuman
Analysis of the Soccer Labor Market In Europe 2011‐2012: History and Trends of Players From Argentina, Brazil, and West Africa, Eduardo Ortiz
A Life of Water, Sherry Pogorzelski
Climate Change and the Spread of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Courtney B. Reed
CHILD ABUSE IN FOSTER CARE: RISK FACTORS, Magali Sanchez-Gomez
An Analysis of Coastal Marine Impacts Caused by Prehistoric and Historic Fishing Practices in Morro Bay, Ca, Darin Schmicking
Reducing the Enviromental Impact of Horse Keeping, Amanda R. Shere
How the West was Settled: Teacher's Guide, Leah Sloan
Plastic Bags: Hazards and Mitigation, Jessica Sutton and Brittany Turner
Social and Cultural Perception of the Timber Industry, Eugene Wright
Senior Projects from 2011
Growing the Urban Ecosystem in Detroit, Michigan, Sean Basalyga
Combating Childhood Obesity in California, Janelle Borelli
Rape as a Weapon of War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Carly Brown