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 2011
CELEBRITY ENVIRONMENTALISTS: THE EFFECTS OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS ON CONSERVATION EFFORTS, Lauren Ashley Brown
Social Sciences Career Expo, Camille Crenshaw, Rebecca Costanza, and Hannah Fischer
A Literary Analysis and Case Study Evaluation of the Environmental, Cultural, and Economic Impacts of Ecotourism, Ashley M. Driver
LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH: A LOOK AT RACE IN TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION, Azucena Espindola
College Food Systems Comparison, Courtney Fearon
A Broken System, Jodie Ford
The Juvenile In-Justice System, Kasey Susan Franks
A REVIEW OF MUSEUM LITERATURE AND A PERSONAL CRITIQUE. MUSEOLOGY: THE EVOLUTION OF A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS INSTITUTION, McKenna N. Friend
Patterns Of Inequality In The U.S. Class Structure, Eric J. Jenkins
Urbanization, Obesity, and the Protective Effect of Traditional Food Behaviors in Fiji, Danielle Christine Krause
Igniting a Global Change with the Innovated Eco-Behavioral Model, Colby B. Kuvara
Overview of Healthcare Quality: Hospitals and Public Health Trends: Rural vs. Urban, Sandy S. Lee
Education as Liberation for Low Income Students, Aaron T. McCoy
The Influence of Andean Social Movements in Enacting Democratic Reform, Reid Meadows
Fiji Aquaculture/Rice Farming Analysis, Mackenzie Myers, Lyla Rintoul, Torie Robinson, Michelle Spina, and Ryan Wilkey
The Immigrant Experience: Mexico and Central America to the United States, Shannon R. Nelson
Environmental Refugees, Katie L. Peters
'Mai Pen Rai': A Cultural Ecology of Thailand, Darcie Plocher
Evolution and Impact of Undocumented Immigration in American Society, Mercedes Delia Rivera
A Study Of Intergenerational Crime From A Sociological Standpoint, Anna Robosson
Chilean Education & A Radical Atmosphere of Change, Kelly Scheuer
Fraternities: The Gangs of the United States' Elite, Daniel A. Tennant
Breasts are for Feeding: An Anthropological, Archaeological Examination of Breastfeeding, Blaize A. Uva
The Ecology of San Luis Obispo: A children's book, Heidi Van Campen