Business and the Common Good Minor

An intellectual community of students and faculty who share a special interest in the philosophical and theological foundations of careers in business and of citizenship in a commercial society.

BCG comprises 15 credit hours, and includes the following elements:

  • the Mendoza course “Why Business?”, which fulfills the University requirement for a second Philosophy

  • the Mendoza course “The Noble Vocation of Business”, which fulfills the University requirement for a second Theology

  • the Mendoza seminar “Business and the Common Good,” cross-listed with Philosophy, which fulfills the University requirement for a second writing course

  • two 1.5 credit-hour Colloquia that extend and enrich the conversations pursued in BCG

  • one approved 3-credit elective in BCG from the list of courses selected for their contribution to the intellectual goals of the Minor.

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