Faculty of Information

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What is the
Faculty of Information?

The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is one of North America’s top information schools, offering both undergraduate and graduate professional degrees as well as an advanced doctoral research degree.

Scholars and professionals in the information field analyze how humans engage with the world through information, how that relationship has changed throughout history, and how it can evolve in the future.

Faculty of Information
Faculty of Information

Latest News

Poster for Seminar held by International Working Group. It features photos of participants.

Decolonization in action: A Museum Studies example

Museum Studies lecturer Bruno R. Véras helped the Faculty of Information play a key role in a recent decision by Harvard University to repatriate two human skulls to Brazil, including one believed to belong to a Muslim rebel who took part in an important slave revolt in 1835.   Véras, who is Brazilian himself, first became […]

Museum Studies students exhibition at Hart House.

Museum Studies students take capstone work from classroom to the world

It’s Capstone season! And the Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) program is delighted to show off their students’ capstone projects. In their full-year capstone projects course, teams of MMSt students collaborate with partners from the cultural and heritage sectors on a variety of exciting and innovative projects. The partners propose the project idea and outcomes, […]

Panelists, including Twyla Gibson and Seamus Ross, at the 2016 ALISE Conference

In Memoriam: Professor Twyla Gibson (1954 – 2024) 

Friends and Colleagues remember Twyla Gibson as an interdisciplinary scholar whose information interests ranged from Plato to Marshall McLuhan  While she came to academia later in life than usual, Twyla Gibson, left a big imprint, including at the Faculty of Information, where she held an assistant professor appointment from 2007 to 2011.   Gibson was […]

Programs

We Study Information

We offer five degree programs that prepare students to work and thrive in the information fields

Bachelor of Information (BI)

The Bachelor of Information is a two-year professional program open to students who have completed two years of undergraduate study in any field. Students acquire both the practical techniques and conceptual tools necessary to understand and effect change in a data-intensive society.

Master of Information (MI)

The Master of Information educates students in established and emerging information fields including Library and Information Science, Archives and Records Management, Information Systems Design, User Experience Design, Human-Centred Data Science and Culture & Technology.

Master of Museum Studies (MMSt)

The Master of Museum Studies is the only English-speaking master’s program of its kind in Canada.

Combined Degree Program 
(MI and MMSt)

The Combined Degree Program offers students the option of earning both Master of Information and Master of Museum Studies degrees over an accelerated three-year period.

PhD in Information

Doctoral students carry out advanced scholarly research exploring the theoretical basis of information studies. Graduates work in academia, industry and government.

Research

We Research Information

Professors and students research all aspects of information and its role in society

A GLAM Makeover for the Archives of Ontario

Thanks to the Faculty of Information’s GLAM Incubator, the Archives of Ontario has been able to move full speed ahead with a pilot project that will make archival material both easier to discover and more accessible.

Making a real-world impact

Associate Dean, Research, Matt Ratto, discusses how faculty members often address social issues through what is known as a “use-inspired basic research” approach.

Are machines really ‘intelligent’?

The Centre for Culture and Technology at the Faculty of Information has announced its annual theme and research focus. In 2025-26, its programming will be devoted to art and scholarship, research and conversation, that puts pressure on construction of the machine learning revolution as “artificial intelligence.”

Careers

We Work in Information

Students and alumni are making a big impression in the information fields

From China to Canada: Forging a career in data

For international student and BI graduate Missy Zhang (Class of 2024), staying open-minded about what to study led to a passion for data and a job offer from HealthPRO Canada, which links healthcare teams with suppliers.

Shaping AI policies at Autodesk

Lorena Almaraz (Class of 2022) chose the Human-Centred Data Science concentration to pursue her interest in the policy behind new technology. She recently took up a new position in AI governance at Autodesk.

Alumni Profile: Dr. Fadi Al-Buhairan, CEO, Special Integrated Logistics Zone (SILZ) of Saudi Arabia

After a successful, two-decades-long career in health informatics and management consulting, Dr. Fadi Al-Buhairan (Class of 2007) made the leap into the logistics industry in 2019.

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