Faculty of Information

**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 research and study all aspects of information as a phenomenon. The Faculty of Information educates both information professionals and researchers with exceptional programs in multiple disciplines. It is a member of [iSchools](https://www.ischools.org/), an international organization of universities that lead and promote programs in information fields. Originally founded as a library school in 1928 and approaching its 100th anniversary, the Faculty of Information has undergone a series of transformational changes over the past two decades. Designated an “iSchool” in 2005, the Faculty has built on its heritage strengths in libraries, archives and museums to incorporate scientific and technical expertise from engineering, computer science, and other technical disciplines. At the same time, it has committed itself to applying social, political, and cultural perspectives from media arts, humanities, and social science to the study of information, technology, people and the relationships among them. The Faculty currently offers two Master’s degree programs — a [Master of Information](https://ischool.utoronto.ca/master-of-information/) (MI) and a [Master of Museum Studies](https://ischool.utoronto.ca/master-of-museum-studies/) (MMSt) — as well as a [Combined MI/MMSt Degree Program](https://ischool.utoronto.ca/combined-degree-program/) (CDP). It also offers a [PhD program](https://ischool.utoronto.ca/phd-in-information/) and, in 2019, introduced a [Bachelor of Information](https://ischool.utoronto.ca/bachelor-of-information/) (BI) program. A number of the transformations that have taken place in the Faculty in recent decades stem, in part, from its repositioning as an “iSchool.” When the Faculty joined the iSchool caucus (now [iSchools organization](https://www.ischools.org/)) in 2005, it became its first Canadian member. What unites the members of the iSchool organization is a shared interest in exploring “the relationships between information, people and technology.” In 2008, in recognition of its membership, the Faculty changed its name to the Faculty of Information, informally known as the iSchool at the University of Toronto. As it reoriented itself as an iSchool, the Faculty has significantly revised and expanded its curriculum.