Bilingual Journalism

College of Social And Behavioral Sciences

Are you interested in highlighting the stories of Latinx communities and connecting with them through quality journalism? The Master’s degree in Bilingual Journalism is a cutting-edge program that offers professional and academic training if you want to report about and/or for Latinx communities in the United States and abroad.

As one of the only fully bilingual programs in the country, this program goes beyond just teaching how to report on Latinx issues in two languages. The program also offers cultural competency courses about historical, social, cultural, geographic and political issues relevant to Latinx communities in Arizona, the US-Mexico borderlands and the Latin American countries where many US immigrants originate.

According to a 2017 report by Instituto Cervantes, the US has the second-highest concentration of Spanish speakers globally, after Mexico. By 2050, the US is expected to have 138 million Spanish speakers, making it the largest Spanish-speaking country globally. This means that through focused and engaged coursework, you will develop high-level skills to compete in local, national, and global markets where bilingual journalists are in high demand.

The program’s emphasis on innovation and discovery through the development of new models of journalism and storytelling in the digital age also sets it apart from other programs. You will explore emerging entrepreneurial models of journalism, such as crowd-funding and nonprofit or donor-based hyperlocal and translocal projects. You will also practice innovative ways of reporting and disseminating news for non-legacy media by incorporating the conversational style of the Internet, social media components, community engagement and advanced understanding of their audiences.

The School of Journalism offers the program in collaboration with the Center of Latin American Studies, the Department of Mexican American Studies, and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese.

*Residents of some U.S. Territories may not be eligible. Please see our Eligibility & State Authorization page for more information.