Dates: 09/03 - 12/19
M	T	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
12:15 pm 1:20 pm MHC 209		12:15 pm 1:20 pm MHC 209		N/A N/A Online
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Interdisciplinary (UG) (IDSC)

CRN: 42340

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Christopher Michaelson

Students today arguably face more pressure than ever not only to get a job but to find their purpose. 80% of college graduates say it is very or extremely important to seek purpose at work, but fewer than half of them find it (Gallup, 2019). “Work and the Good Life” is a mission-driven, interdisciplinary, educational experience for St. Thomas undergraduates wondering what work is worth spending the largest share of their adult waking hours doing. The course invites students to explore their values, ambitions, and concerns about working life while charting their course toward discovering work that matters to them and their communities. “Work and the Good Life” endeavors to bridge the “purpose gap” among St. Thomas students pursuing the good life in which they perform meaningful work integral to the common good.

4 Credits

Current Book List

Dates: 09/03 - 12/19
M	T	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
1:35 pm 2:40 pm MHC 209		1:35 pm 2:40 pm MHC 209		N/A N/A Online
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Interdisciplinary (UG) (IDSC)

CRN: 42341

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Christopher Michaelson

This course has an honors section option. Students today arguably face more pressure than ever not only to get a job but to find their purpose. 80% of college graduates say it is very or extremely important to seek purpose at work, but fewer than half of them find it (Gallup, 2019). “Work and the Good Life” is a mission-driven, interdisciplinary, educational experience for St. Thomas undergraduates wondering what work is worth spending the largest share of their adult waking hours doing. The course invites students to explore their values, ambitions, and concerns about working life while charting their course toward discovering work that matters to them and their communities. “Work and the Good Life” endeavors to bridge the “purpose gap” among St. Thomas students pursuing the good life in which they perform meaningful work integral to the common good.

4 Credits

Current Book List