Attain an immersive experience in bilingual global journalism, and work as a professional journalist covering global issues, working abroad or serving multilingual communities. This program provides the basic underlying skills and knowledge needed to understand bilingual journalism as practiced in the United States, amplified by a greater understanding of how the media interact with nations, human rights, social movements, and culture.
Course Requirements
You must complete a minimum of 51 units to earn dual master’s degrees in Bilingual Journalism (BJP) and Studies of Global Media (GLO).
Bilingual Journalism Courses (18 units)
Required:
BJP 512 Covering Latinx Affairs 1: Bilingual Multimedia Reporting (3 units)
BJP 513 Covering Latinx Affairs II: Bilingual Multimedia Reporting (3 units)
Electives: Select 4 of any elective below from BJP, JOUR, LAS, MAS or SPAN (12 units)
JOUR 505 Media Apprentice (3 units)
JOUR 506 Introductory and Advanced Reporting (3 units)
JOUR 507 Reporting with Multimedia (3 units)
JOUR 511 Feature Writing (3 units)
JOUR 573 Reporting in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (3 units)
JOUR 593 Internship (3 units)
LAS 505 Sabores de Mexico: From Farm to Table (3 units)
LAS 518 Southwest Land and Society (3 units)
LAS 545 Democratization in Latin America: Advances and Setbacks (3 units)
LAS 550 Qualitative Research Methods in Latin America (3 units)
LAS 560 Film and Feminism in Latin America (3 units)
LAS 562 Special Topics in Contemporary Latin America (3 units)
LAS 567 Twentieth-Century Latin America (3 units)
LAS 568 Studies in Latin American Music (3 units)
LAS 569 Gender and Sexuality in Latin American History (3 units)
LAS 570 The Feminization of Migration: Global Perspectives (3 units)
LAS 595A Latin American Studies (3 units)
MAS 508 The Mexican-American: A Cultural Perspective (3 units)
MAS 509 Mexican Immigration (3 units)
MAS 510 Socio-Cultural Determinants of Health (3 units)
MAS 525 Latino Health Disparities (3 units)
SPAN 501 Introduction to Hispanic Studies (3 units)
SPAN 565D History of Spain: Contemporary (3 units)
SPAN 574 Language in the Mexican American Experience (3 units)
SPAN 574 Heritage Language Research (3 units)
SPAN 696D Hispanic Linguistics (3 units)
POR 503 Contemporary Luso-Brazilian Literature (3 units)
POR 530 Brazilian Civilization (3 units)
Other electives allowed upon approval of the school
Shared Bilingual Journalism/Studies of Global Media Courses (15 units)
BJP 510 Latinxs and the News Media in the U.S. (3 units)
BJP 511 Global Latinx: Diasporic Transnationalism (3 units)
GLO 535 Media, Ethics and Representation in a Global Context (3 units)
GLO 560 Disinformation & Information (3 units)
JOUR 909 Project or JOUR 593 Internship - bilingual (3 units)
Studies of Global Media Courses (18 units)
Required: Select 1 below (3 units)
GLO 540 Freedom of Expression & Right to Information (3 units)
GLO 580 Digital Media Law in a Global Context: Frameworks & Perspectives (3 units)
Electives: Select 4 of any GLO elective below (12 units)
GLO 502 The Future of Media and Technology (3 units)
GLO 503 Media & Global Terrorism (3 units)
GLO 505 Media & Climate Change (3 units)
GLO 507 Building Digital Audiences Across the World (3 units)
GLO 530 Social Movement Media in a Global Context (3 units)
GLO 535 Media, Ethics and Representation in a Global Context (3 units)
GLO 545 Media, War & Peace (3 units)
GLO 550 Media & the Environment (3 units)
GLO 555 Media & Human Rights (3 units)
GLO 560 Disinformation & Information Security in a Global Media Context (3 units)
GLO 565 Science Misinformation, Disinformation, Media & the Public (3 units)
GLO 570 Documentary Studies (3 units)
GLO 575 Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 units)
GLO 580 Digital Media Law in a Global Context: Frameworks & Perspectives (3 units)
GLO 590 Media & Humanitarian Crises (3 units)
For more information on application and administrative questions:
E-mail: sbs-jour-grad@arizona.edu
For advising and curriculum questions about the Studies of Global Media M.A.:
Monica Chadha
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
monicachadha@arizona.edu
For advising and curriculum questions about the Bilingual Journalism M.A.:
Jessica Retis
Professor. Director, School of Journalism
Director, Bilingual Journalism Program
jessicaretis@arizona.edu
Liliana Soto
Assistant Professor of Practice
Assistant Director, Bilingual Journalism Program
lilianasoto@arizona.edu