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 2010
How's the Water?, Michelle R. Marlow
Learning Sustainable Development: Chimeneas de la Esperanza, Miriam V. Mollan Gundersen
Teaching in South America, Kevin Perez
Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture: Reclaiming the Market Place, Sara Prendergast
Australian Geography Unit, Daniel Scarbrough
The Nature of Myth, Emma Scott
Privatization of Water in Latin America: A Case Study in Bolivia, Jason Segers
The "Broken Home" or Broken Society: A Sociological Study of Family Structure and Juvenile Delinquency, Hillary R. Sheehan
A Study on the Diversity of Cal Poly's Faculty, Suzanne Tack
Promoting Wellness Programs to College Students: RELAX Program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Danielle Tucker
Gentrification in San Francisco's Mission District, Emily Yee
Senior Projects from 2009
Social Sciences Career Exploration Day and Resume Workshop, Lauren Cook, Danielle Gillett, and Shari Worthington
The Climate of Cities, Matthew J. Downing
The Driving Forces and Resultant Effects of Global Food Crises: Development Reconsidered in a Time of Need, Quinn Lewis
Educational Inequity, Erica Jade Lyons
Acid Rain: The Effects, Torrey Mortimer
Breaking the Chains: A Dissection of the Caribbean's Tourism Mirage, Megan Nellis
Tattoos: A Marked History, Audrey Porcella
The Secret War in Laos: America's Time in South East Asia and its Impacts, Michael Prokop
The Relationshiop Between Gender Inequality and HIV/AIDS in Africa, Nayree L. Sheldon
A Tri-Disciplinary Analysis of Religion, Alicia Wallace
Clean Water for Developing Countries, Hilary Wighton
Senior Projects from 1989
Projected Consequences of Climate Change and Human Impact on Asia, Anna Zepplin