Combined Degree Programs
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Bachelor of Arts/Master of Information
Degree Programs in the Combined
BA/MI
Communication, Culture, Information and Technology,
Honours BA
Information, MI
Overview
The combined Bachelor of Arts/Master of Information
program is designed for students who want to combine
one of three undergraduate programs at the University of
Mississauga (UTM):
Specialist in Digital Enterprise Management (DEM) or
Specialist in Interactive Digital Media (IDM) or
a major in Communication, Culture, Information and
Technology (CCIT) with
the Master of Information (MI) in the Faculty of
Information.
The combined BA/MI program allows students to complete
both degrees in 5.5 years rather than the 6 years it would
take to acquire them independently.
Applicants must select one of the following concentrations
when they apply to the MI program:
 Critical Information Policy Studies;
 Culture and Technology;
 Information Systems and Design;
 Knowledge Management and Information Management;
 Knowledge Media Design.
Undergraduate students apply to the MI program in Year
3.
Contact and Address
Bachelor of Arts in Communication,
Culture, Information and Technology
Institute of Communication, Culture,
Information and Technology
Web: www.utm.utoronto.ca/iccit
Email: iccit.utm@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (905) 569-4489
Fax: (905) 569-4734
University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6
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BA/MI
Master of Information
Faculty of Information
Web: www.ischool.utoronto.ca
Email: inquire@ischool.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3234
Fax: (416) 978-5762
University of Toronto
140 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G6
Minimum Admission Requirements
 Applicants must apply to and be accepted by one of
the BA programs at UTM and the MI program in the
Faculty of Information. Applicants must satisfy the
admission requirements of each program.
Undergraduate students apply to the master’s program
in Year 3.
 Students must be enrolled full-time in the BA program
and be in good standing in the BA program with a
cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of no less
than 3.7 In Year 2 to be admissible; students are
expected to carry a full course load of 5.0 full-course
equivalents (FCEs) each year.
 Qualified students in Year 3 of the BA program may
apply to the MI program; those accepted will receive a
conditional offer to commence the MI program when
the BA program requirements have been completed.
 Admission into the MI program will have three
conditions: students must (1) maintain an A- average
(CGPA 3.7) or higher in Year 3 and Year 4 of the BA,
(2) complete BA requirements, and (3) demonstrate
BA degree conferral.
Program Requirements
 Students in the combined program must meet the full
academic program requirements of the BA program
and the MI program.
 Throughout the BA program, students must be
registered full-time, enrolling in 5.0 FCEs each year.
 Students who receive conditional offers of admission to
the MI program during Year 3 of the BA program and
complete the BA program requirements in Year 4 will
commence the MI during Year 5 of the combined
program.
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Combined Degree Programs
 In Year 4, students must take:
o INF 1005H and INF 1006H (0.25 FCE each) from the
MI program; these courses will count as electives in
the BA program
o courses from one of the following five MI
concentrations (1.5 FCEs); these courses will count
towards the breadth requirement for the BA:
 Critical Information Policy Studies: INF 1001H; INF
2181H; INF 2198H
 Culture and Technology: INF 1501H; INF 1502H; INF
1240H
 Information Systems and Design: INF 1340H; INF
1341H; INF 2040H
 Knowledge Management and Information
Management: INF 1003H; INF 1230H; INF 1341H
 Knowledge Media Design: KMD 1001H; KMD 1002H;
KMD 2001H
 In Years 5 and 6, students will complete an additional
6.0 FCEs from the concentration selected in the MI
program. Consult the course list in the Information
calendar entry.
Winter
Summer
Time Limit
7 years full-time
Registration Path to Completion
Year
Year 1
Session BA
Fall
Full-time
Winter
Full-time
MI
Summer
Year 2
Fall
Full-time
Winter
Full-time
Summer
Year 3
Fall
Full-time
Winter
Full-time
Summer
Year 4
Fall
Full-time
Winter
Full-time
Summer
Year 5
Fall
Full-time
Winter
Full-time
Summer
Year 6
2
Fall
BA/MI
Full-time
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