Program Overview
The Master of Information (MI) is the Faculty’s largest program, attracting students from a wide variety of academic backgrounds. Graduates of this two-year professional program work in government, technology, business, health, education, and not-for-profit organizations, as well as archives, libraries, and other cultural institutions. Some go on to doctoral studies. There is a choice for everyone among eight concentrations: Library & Information Science, Archives & Records Management, Human Centered Data Science, User Experience Design, Information Systems & Design, Knowledge Management & Information Management, Critical Information Policy Studies, Culture & Technology.
*We are not accepting applications to the following collaborative specializations for Fall 2026:
Knowledge Media Design
The Faculty of Information also provides a combined degree program option whereby students may register concurrently in the Master of Information and Master of Museum Studies programs.
The Doctor of Philosophy program in Information provides opportunities for advanced scholarly inquiry into theoretical aspects of information and in the empirical investigations of information in various contexts.
Students may also be interested in the combined degree program in Law, Juris Doctor / Master of Information (JD/MI).
Quick Facts
| Domestic | International | |
|---|---|---|
| Application deadline | MI: Fall 2026 entry 31-Jan-2026 PhD:Fall 2026 entry 01-December-2025 | MI: Fall 2026 entry 31-Jan-2026 PhD:Fall 2026 entry 01-December-2025 |
| Minimum admission average | MI: B (successful applicants generally hold a minimum of B+) PhD:A- | MI: B (successful applicants generally hold a minimum of B+) PhD:A- |
| Direct entry option from bachelor's to PhD? | PhD: No | PhD: No |
| Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? | PhD: After | PhD: After |
| If a supervisor is identified after admission (as per question above), is admission conditional upon securing a supervisor? | PhD: No | PhD: No |
| Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? | PhD: Graduate unit | PhD: Graduate unit |
| Are any standardized tests required/recommended? | MI, PhD: No | MI, PhD: No |