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 2020
Addressing Reentry Experiences in California During COVID-19, Emily R. Cook
The Subaltern Magazine, Rebecca Fox and Riese Nichols
Display Significance at Planes of Fame Air Museum, Callie Ann Maloney
21st Century Policing: Building Trust and Communication, Tyler Merritt Schilling
Senior Projects from 2019
Youth-Sized Lab Coats: When Children Become Doctors Through Adolescent Healthcare Brokering, Lindsey Russell
Understanding Trauma and Victimization in Women's Incarceration: California's Treatment Response, Marissa Tuttle-Roache
Senior Projects from 2018
Interracial Dating on Campus, Marisa Andersen
Struggling to Survive: Addressing the Graduation Rate of Cal Poly's Black Men, Malcolm Saleem Mills
Senior Projects from 2017
The Benefits of Prison Art: Providing Rehabilitation and Positive Implications, Eliese Maxwell
The Effect of Locus of Control and Autonomy on Motivation in the Workplace, Kelley K. Nekota
Let's Get Real: Problematizing the Use of the Real Food Calculator in Large-Scale Food Systems and Exploring Alternatives, Stacey Kathleen Olson
A Study of Nature Versus Nurture While Diagnosing Anxiety or Conduct Disorders in Adolescents, Austin Laura Schnur
The Varying Views of Sexual Assault from Cal Poly's Campus Community, Kristen A. Tabone
Senior Projects from 2016
A Bead Analysis of Northern Chumash Village Site, Tstyiwi: CA-SLO-51/H, Kaya Wiggins
Senior Projects from 2014
Trends in Midwifery in the United States, Alexandra P. Alvarez
A Spatial Analysis of Crime in the City of San Luis Obispo Using Free and Open Source GIS Software, Chad Bunn
Geography of Development of Eastern Europe, Kathryn E. Dyas
A Sociological Perspective of the American Education System, Duskin Hobbs
The Association of the Nutrition Transition and the Development of Eating Disorders, Amy Kelly
Mapping and Analyzing Historical Sanborn Maps of San Luis Obispo from 1905 and 1950, Troy A. Lawson
The Benefits and Detriments of Non-Profit Organization Work in Underdeveloped Countries Across Africa, Collyn McCarty
Cosleeping: A Universal Human Phenomenon, Sarah E. Nasatir-Hilty
NUTRITION TRANSITION IN CALIFORNIA: EXAMINATION OF THE NUTRITION PROFILE, Desiree Rodriguez
Water in the 21st Century, Grayson Michael Shor
A Biomedical and Biocultural Approach to the Hispanic Paradox, Tess Wianecki