Our Programs
San Francisco State University’s Journalism programs prepare students to report, produce, and share stories with integrity in a rapidly evolving media landscape.
Undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Bilingual Spanish Journalism equip students with essential skills in reporting, writing, and multimedia storytelling, with an emphasis on ethics, innovation, and serving diverse communities. Complementary minors offer students across disciplines the opportunity to develop journalistic expertise, including bilingual communication skills for engaging both English- and Spanish-speaking audiences.
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Arts in Bilingual Spanish Journalism
The Bachelor of Arts in Bilingual Spanish Journalism provides students with the necessary tools and skills to report, investigate, produce and write news stories in Spanish and English for print, online and electronic media.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism prepares students for today’s and tomorrow’s careers in journalism. Graduates demonstrate a working knowledge of the skills, laws, ethics, power and responsibilities of the news media.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism: Concentration in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography concentration students are required to take introductory courses in writing, digital skills and reporting as well as courses in basic photography and news photography. All students are required to take courses in multimedia journalism.
Minor in Journalism
The Minor in Journalism is intended to give students majoring in another discipline an opportunity to pursue their interests in journalism in an organized way.
Minor in Bilingual Spanish Journalism
The Bilingual Spanish Journalism minor prepares students to work in many careers that serve Latinx communities. It values and reinforces their cultural and language heritage by giving them tools and skills to write in Spanish and English for print, online and electronic communications.