.st0 { fill: #FFFFFF; } University of Texas at Austin GIVE TODAYCONTACT US UT Home > Texas McCombs > Departments> Business, Government and Society> OVERVIEW The Business, Government, & Society department focuses on research and teaching on the regulatory, political, legal and ethical environment of business. Today's global marketplace is more competitive, more transparent, more culturally and politically diverse, and more fluid than ever before. Future business leaders will need to be able to navigate the legal, ethical and cultural demands of government and society. The BGS department helps students cultivate the skills needed to successfully manage the dynamic business environment of the future. BGS faculty are experts in their respective fields and are regularly featured in a variety of publications. Learn more about our instructors, their work, and what their findings might mean in years to come. Learn More See Faculty Publications FACULTY IN THE NEWS Professor Spence Delivers Keynote at the Martz Symposium on Environmental Law Professor Werner Quoted in LA Times Professor Werner Quoted in New York Daily News Opinion piece by Professor Spence - The Columbia Law School Sabin Center on Climate Change Professor Spence quoted in the Washington Post about environmental litigation against the Pruitt EPA here. OUR PROGRAMS Undergraduate Graduate UNDERGRADUATE Understanding today's complicated external environment is a core skill for tomorrow's business leaders, and promoting that understanding is the BGS Department's mission. The programs in this department expose undergraduate students to courses in areas like public policy, regulation, ethics, law, business - government relations, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and international business. BGS gives students the opportunity to major and minor in International Business and to gain a minor or a certificate in Business and Public Policy. International Business The BGS Department offers two undergraduate majors in International Business and two undergraduate minors. The minors are available to undergraduate students from all over the campus. Learn More Texas Business Public Policy Minor & Certificate Program The BGS Department offers a Business & Public Policy minor to undergraduate students who will graduate under the 2020-2022 catalog, and an officially recognized certificate in Business & Public Policy to students who will graduate under earlier catalogs. These are available to all undergraduate students at UT. The BPP Minor is open to all UT undergraduate students who plan to graduate under the 2020-2022 and later Undergraduate AcademicCatalog. Learn More The BPP Certificate is for all UT undergraduate students who plan to graduate under the 2018-2020 and earlier Undergraduate Academic Catalog. Learn More Washington Campus Program If you have not already fulfilled your GOV 312L requirement, consider registering for a special section that involves and educational experience with the Washington Campus Program (WCP) in our nation's capital. Learn More *The Washington Campus Program is only offered in the spring semester. Ethics Unwrapped offers diverse and engaging video series for instructors and students on behavioral ethics, values, and ethical leadership. #EducateYourself SPEAKER SERIES The Government & Society/Bates Family Foundation Speaker Series is made possible by a generous gift by the Bates Family Foundation. See Events Calendar for upcoming events. The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business © 2021 McCombs School of BusinessThe University of Texas at Austin Contact Us