The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is one of North America’s top information schools, offering undergraduate, professional master’s, and doctoral degrees.
We’ve moved to our new locations at 455 and 481 Spadina Ave.
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-language 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
Training health researchers to use AI
Professor Ebrahim Bagheri will lead a newly funded ($1.65 million) NSERC CREATE initiative that will train the next generation of researchers to use artificial intelligence as an active partner in health discovery.
The spring issue of our newsletter is out!
The Faculty of Information’s research newsletter focuses on new developments in our key research areas. This spring, the spotlight is on Labour and Technology research as well research in the field of GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums.
Re-writing Romanian history
Associate Professor Irina D. Mihalache’s latest research project explores how Romania’s Communist government used the nation’s once-flourishing museum network to impose its political agenda and narratives throughout the country during its 50 years of power.
Careers
We Work in Information
Students and alumni are making a big impression in the information fields
Shaping AI policies in Canada
Taj-Rae Oliver (Class of 2023) is an MI grad in Human-Centred Data Science. She now works in one of today’s most exciting, constantly changing, and fast-paced fields as an analyst on an AI Policy team at Public Services and Procurement Canada.
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.
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.
Latest News
Helping museums lead repatriation
While most museum repatriations begin with an external request, a new international research project, led by Faculty of Information Professor Cara Krmpotich, will examine how museums can instead take the initiative in returning cultural belongings and ancestral remains. Krmpotich has received a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant to lead the three-year project with co-director Dr. John […]
Teaching across cultures: Profs do summer stints in South Korea
This summer, several Faculty of Information professors left their classrooms in Toronto to travel to Seoul, where they taught students, shared research and connected with colleagues at partner institutions. The visits reflect the Faculty’s growing relationship with South Korea, which is designed to create new opportunities for both students and faculty from participating universities. Assistant […]
Professor helps launch global AI ethics course
Assistant Professor Shion Guha played a key role in developing a new internationally accessible course that puts UNESCO’s recommendations on AI ethics into practice. Developed by UNESCO and LG AI Research, this Global MOOC on the Ethics of AI is intended for technologists, researchers, policymakers, students and other professionals whose work involves AI. The course […]
Curatorial independence and controversy
Associate Professor of Museum Studies Irina D. Mihalache answered thorny questions in an interview with CBC Radio about a controversial exhibit on the Nakba at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. Mihalache elaborated on what “curatorial independence” means in the context of an exhibit of this type. Listen to the interview.
Upcoming Events
Strategic Plan
We have launched our Strategic Plan (2025–2029)