University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa

75 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Master of Information Studies (Thesis) (Bilingual) (Optional Co-op)

Master's Degree

Program Summary

The School of Information Studies, located in the Faculty of Arts, offers a graduate diploma in Information Management and a Master of Information Studies (MIS).

Students in the Master of Information Studies (MIS) degree complete six compulsory core courses in their first year of study plus a capstone experience course in their final semester.

The master's program offers three options to complete the units required for the MIS degree. The three options include a course-based option, a thesis option, and a co-op option. Please note that the co-op option is available to full time students only, and that there are a limited number of work placement spots available to SIS students each year. In all cases, a minimum of 25% of the courses must be completed in the second language.

Graduates of the MIS program are prepared to take on many exciting career opportunities as controlled vocabulary specialists, digital curators, information architects, knowledge management analysts, library directors, metadata managers, privacy analysts, records managers and web content managers, to name just a few.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Minimum GPA

70%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

6

Writing

6

Listening

6

Speaking

6

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

November 23, 2024

Submission deadline

February 1, 2025

Open date

November 24, 2024

Submission deadline

May 1, 2025

Cost and Duration

Master's Degree

Program Level

2 year master's degree

Program Length

$20635 CAD

Cost of Living

$123 CAD

Application fee

$27646 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

University Health Insurance Plan Fee: $756 per year
U-Pass Fees: $670 per year
Group Health Insurance Plan Fee: $567 per year
Telfer Career Centre Fee: $521 per year
Graduate Students Association Fee: $290 per year