Welcome
to
BI INFO NIGHT
Our program
will begin
at about 7:06.
While we wait for
folks to get settled,
here's a "course trailer"
for one of our first year courses. The course is in person though the video mentions it being online due to the pandemic.
https://slides.com/djjr/bi-infonight-w22
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Chyna Hui
second year BI student
Judy Jia
advisor & program administrator
Dan Ryan
professor & program director
I'm ___ calling from ___. I found out about the BI from ___. My summer reading includes _________.
Gillian
Syeda
Joyce
Lewei
Peiwen
Sohaib
Cloe
Brianna
Drewmore
Cordelia
Hui
Freya
Uzondu
Chen
Hongting
Stephanie
Hi, I'm ___ and
I'm calling from ___. I found out about the BI from ___.
My summer reading includes ___________.
Hi, I'm ___ and
I'm calling from ___. I found out about the BI from ___.
My summer reading includes ___________.
ROBIYA
KRISTEN
JIAWEN
CHEN
JUNWEI
JOSH
IVY
IRIS
EMILY
FREYA
VINCENT
ROBBIE
ARTHUR
MICHAEL F
KADIAN
JULIAN
BILAL
ANNA
M'KAI
CHRISTINA
MENGZE
GABRIELLE
AILEEN
YUTONG
HONGTING
MICHAEL D
CHRIS
BANF
AQSA
BROOKLIN
FINLAY
RAY
EDDY
ALEX U
AMNA
BIBELTA
BAHATI
LINA
MUHAMMAD
MEHUL
TAYEDZA
ALIYAH
NEDA
ALEX C
NIA
YANYI
YOU
ROBIYA
KRISTEN
JIAWEN
CHEN
JUNWEI
JOSH
IVY
IRIS
EMILY
FREYA
VINCENT
ROBBIE
ARTHUR
MICHAEL F
KADIAN
JULIAN
BILAL
ANNA
M'KAI
CHRISTINA
MENGZE
GABRIELLE
AILEEN
YUTONG
HONGTING
MICHAEL D
CHRIS
BANF
AQSA
BROOKLIN
FINLAY
RAY
EDDY
ALEX U
AMNA
BIBELTA
BAHATI
LINA
MUHAMMAD
MEHUL
TAYEDZA
ALIYAH
NEDA
ALEX C
NIA
YANYI
YOU
Hi, I'm ___ and I'm calling from ___ and I found out about the BI from ___.
Hi, I'm ___ and I'm calling from ___. I found out about the BI from ___. My summer reading includes ___________.
Gillian
Syeda
Joyce
Lewei
Peiwen
Sohaib
Cloe
Brianna
Drewmore
Cordelia
Hui
Freya
Uzondu
Chen
Hongting
Stephanie
information is implicated in the most complex challenges of our time
solutions require innovative and knowledgeable professionals
who can think across fields and disciplines
information is implicated in the most complex challenges of our time
solutions require innovative and knowledgeable professionals
who can think across fields and disciplines
The BI integrates
design thinking,
critical scholarship,
technical training,
and experiential learning
to produce those professionals.
How are recommender systems trained?
What is regulation?
History: Is this brand new or have we been here before?
What do technology and human culture do to one another?
How do human minds work?
How do human communities work?
Recommender Systems
Reinforcement Learning
Optimize for Engagement
Could/Should it be Otherwise?
How does regulatory policy happen?
Could they be trained to optimize user well-being?
Rohan Alexander: Worlds Become Data
Tegan Maharaj: Data Analytics
Alan Galey: Info in the Cultural Imagination
Bianca DiPietro:
Data Visualization
Seamus Ross:
Info, Memory, & Culture
Leslie Shade:
Information and Policy
Olivier St-Cyr:
How to Design
Fiorella Foscarini:
Info and Organizations
Maher Elshakankiri: Coding in Python
Colin Furness: From Classroom to Workplace
1 Practicum
4 Elective Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
1 Practicum
4 Elective Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
4 Elective Courses
1 Practicum
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
4 Elective Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
How to Design
Info in the Cultural Imagination
Tech and Society
Worlds Become Data
Info Visualization
Designing Interactive Systems
Data Analytics
Info in Organizations
Info, Memory, and Culture
Info and Power
Computational Reasoning
Info and Economy
How to Build a Computer (and why)
Info and Power
Coding
Capstone
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
4 Elective Courses
1 Practicum
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
4 Elective Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
How to Design
Tech and Society
Worlds Become Data
Info Visualization
Designing Interactive Systems
Data Analytics
Info in Organizations
Info, Memory, and Culture
From Classroom to Workplace
Computational Reasoning
Info and Economy
How to Build a Computer (& why)
Info and Power
Coding
Capstone
Info in the Cultural Imagination
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
4 Elective Courses
1 Practicum
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
4 Elective Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
How to Design
Tech and Society
Worlds Become Data
Info Visualization
Designing Interactive Systems
Data Analytics
Info in Organizations
Info, Memory, and Culture
From Classroom to Workplace
Computational Reasoning
Info and Economy
How to Build a Computer (& why)
Info and Power
Coding
Capstone
Info in the Cultural Imagination
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
How to Design
Info in the Cultural Imagination
Tech and Society
Worlds Become Data
Info Visualization
Designing Interactive Systems
Data Analytics
Info in Organizations
Info, Memory, and Culture
From Classroom to Workplace
Computational Reasoning
Info and Economy
How to Build a Computer (& why)
Info and Power
Coding
Capstone
4 Elective Courses
1 Practicum
4 Elective Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
6 Studio Courses
10 Lecture Courses
How to Design
Info in the Cultural Imagination
Tech and Society
Worlds Become Data
Info Visualization
Designing Interactive Systems
Data Analytics
Info in Organizations
Info, Memory, and Culture
From Classroom to Workplace
Computational Reasoning
Info and Economy
How to Build a Computer (& why)
Info and Power
Coding
Capstone
4 Elective Courses
1 Practicum
4 Elective Courses
1 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
Practicum
2 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
3 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
3 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
1 Lecture Course
Year One
Fall Winter
Summer
Year One
Fall Winter
How to Design
Info in the Cultural Imagination
Tech and Society
Worlds Become Data
Info Visualization
Designing Interactive Systems
Data Analytics
Info in Organizations
Info, Memory, and Culture
Info and Power
Computational Reasoning
Info and Economy
How to Build a Computer (and why)
Info and Power
Coding
Capstone
2 Studio Courses
1 Studio Course
1 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
Practicum
2 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
3 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
3 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
1 Lecture Course
Tech and Society
How to Design
How to Build a Computer (and why)
Info in the Cultural Imagination
Computational Reasoning
Info and Power
1 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
Practicum
2 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
3 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
3 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
1 Lecture Course
Tech and Society
How to Design
How to Build a Computer (and why)
Info in the Cultural Imagination
Computational Reasoning
Info and Power
1 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
Practicum
2 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
3 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
3 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
1 Lecture Course
Tech and Society
How to Design
How to Build a Computer (and why)
Year One
Fall Winter
Info and Power
Info in the Cultural Imagination
Computational Reasoning
Summer
Year One
Fall Winter
How to Design
Info in the Cultural Imagination
Tech and Society
Worlds Become Data
Info Visualization
Designing Interactive Systems
Data Analytics
Info in Organizations
Info, Memory, and Culture
Info and Power
Computational Reasoning
Info and Economy
How to Build a Computer (and why)
Info and Power
Coding
1 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
Practicum
2 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
2 Elective Courses
3 Lecture Courses
1 Studio Courses
3 Lecture Courses
2 Studio Courses
1 Lecture Course
Year One
Fall Winter
Summer
Year One
Fall Winter
How to Design
Info in the Cultural Imagination
Tech and Society
Worlds Become Data
Info Visualization
Designing Interactive Systems
Data Analytics
Info in Organizations
Info, Memory, and Culture
Info and Power
Computational Reasoning
Info and Economy
How to Build a Computer (and why)
Info and Power
Coding
Capstone
1 Studio Course
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Scrum Manager
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Strategist
Records Manager
Design
Researcher
Data Scientist
Privacy Analyst
Business Analyst
Web Publisher
Digital Archives Assistant
Scrum Manager
Social Media
Strategist
Records Manager
Design
Researcher
Interactive
Media
Designer
Admission Requirements
AT LEAST
10 FCE
University Courses
AT LEAST
4 FCE
At 200 Level or Above
and at least 0.5 FCE with C+ or better in the following areas
Formal Systems
logic, statistics, coding, math/science courses...
Socio-Cultural Systems
media studies, cultural studies, sociology, or social science...
Creative Practice
design, art, performance, creative writing...
The BI is a second-entry undergraduate program.
Students must have completed at least 20 half university level courses.
AT LEAST
70%/2.7GPA
In Last 5 FCE
The BI is a second-entry undergraduate program.
Students must have completed at least 20 half university level courses.
The BI is a second-entry undergraduate program.
Students must have completed at least 20 half university level courses.
Personal
Statement
Unofficial
Transcript
Proof of English Proficiency
(if applicable)
Send To: admissions.ischool@utoronto.ca
Keep statement to 400-500 words.
Tell us how your academic, work, and personal experience and your career aspirations make you a good fit for the BI and the BI a good fit for you.
Tell us what it is about the program that motivates you to apply.
Are there issues or topics you want to explore that make this the right program in which to take your next educational step?
It doesn't need to an essay. Use whatever medium allows you best to express yourself and communicate to us that the BI is the right program for you.
A
Portfolio
?
A
Web
Site?
A Two Minute Video?
Surprise Us
BOTTOM LINE: It doesn't need to an essay, it just needs to help us get to know you.
Tell us which courses you think will meet our three topical requirements. And, is there anything on your transcript that might not show you in your best light? Not a problem; just include an explanation and we'll take that into account as we look it over.
Full-Time Domestic: $13,000 (per year)
Full-Time International: $62,500 (per year)