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Graduate Program: Bilingual Journalism (Minor)

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Program/Degree
Bilingual Journalism (Minor)  
Program Description

We welcome doctoral students in other programs who want to increase their understanding of journalism practices and/or professional skills in the United States and globally.

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

School of Journalism

The School of Journalism's mission is to prepare students to face the complex challenges confronting journalists in the 21st century. In the school's computer laboratories and seminar rooms, students work on stories that appear in real-world news media, and study the political, economic, legal and ethical issues that journalists face in the global information age.

In addition, see the Academic Plan information about our master's degree in Bilingual Journalism and our Studies of Global Media online master's program.

 
College

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Victoria Souksavath
520-621-1815
Graduate Program Coordinator
Victoria Souksavath
520-621-1815
Director of Graduate Studies
David L Cuillier
520-621-6223
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Unspecified
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

To be updated

 

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

9 

Core Coursework Requirements

The minor comprises 9 units from 500-level courses in the School of Journalism for which students have the prerequisites. In consultation with the director of graduate studies, you may select professional skills courses, journalism studies courses or a combination. Not all courses are offered every semester.

 
Elective Coursework

Students who want to communicate their field of interest with the public, for example, could select three of the following courses:

  • BJP 510: Latinx and the News Media in the United States (fall) - taught in English
  • BJP 511: Global Latinx: Diasporic Transnationalism and Media in Latin America, Europe & Asia (spring) - taught in English
  • BJP 512: Covering Latinx Affairs I: Bilingual Multimedia Reporting and Audio Production (fall) - taught in Spanish
  • BJP 513: Covering Latinx Affairs II: Bilingual Multimedia Reporting and Video Production (spring) - taught in Spanish
  • JOUR 506: Introductory and Advanced Reporting (fall)
  • JOUR 507: Reporting with Multimedia (fall)
  • JOUR 508: Journalism Theory and Practice (fall)
  • JOUR 509: International and U.S. Media Law (spring)
  • JOUR 511: Feature Writing (fall and spring)
  • JOUR 555: Environmental Journalism (spring)
  • JOUR 572: Science Journalism (fall)
  • JOUR 580: Advanced Multimedia (spring)

Students with an interest in international journalism studies might opt for three of the following courses:

  • JOUR 508: Journalism Theory and Practice (fall)
  • JOUR 509: International and U.S. Media Law (spring)
  • JOUR 573: Reporting the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (fall)
 
Additional Requirements

After selecting a tentative slate of courses, you must complete a Doctoral Plan of Study, declaring Bilingual Journalism as your Ph.D. minor. Submit the form via the GradPath forms in UAccess.

Comprehensive exams – both written and oral – must include the minor. If a program chooses to offer the minor, then it must ensure that the student has a comprehensive knowledge of that field. The written exam can be done in a number of ways – a question or two added to the major program’s written exam or a free-standing short exam or integrative paper.

A minor is more than a couple of classes; it needs to be integrated with the your major and evaluated in a comprehensive way. Sometimes students want to add a minor late or to change minors. That is acceptable, but some arrangement needs to be made to ensure that there is a comprehensive written and oral examination over the minor field. The oral comp committee requires a fourth person because it must cover the minor. The final defense requires only three people because it does not require participation of the minor.

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

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Last revised 15 Dec 2022
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