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Combined Degree Program

University of Toronto
Toronto , Canada
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Program Overview

Program Overview

The Combined Degree Program gives students the option of pursuing both the Master of Information (MI) and the Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) degrees at the same time, at an accelerated pace.


What is the Combined Degree Program?

The Combined Degree Program gives full-time students the option of pursuing both the Master of Information (MI) and the Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) degrees at the same time. The duration of this program is three years, meaning that the requirements are completed at an accelerated pace.


Program Structure

  • Students typically complete the program in the following sequence:
    • Year 1 of study as an MI student
    • Year 2 of study as an MMSt student
    • Year 3 with dual registration in both the MI and MMSt programs

Academic Requirements

To fulfill the Combined Degree Program requirements, students must complete 13.0 credits total.


  • This is a three-year program, only offered on a full-time basis.

Required Courses

  • A total of 5.0 credits must be completed for the MI portion of the CDP.
    • All required courses of the student’s MI concentration + MI electives to equal 5 credits total.
  • A total of 5.0 credits must be completed for the MMSt portion of the CDP.
    • All required courses. These are:
      • MSL1150H Collection Management 0.5 Credits
      • MSL1230H Ethics, Leadership, Management 0.5 Credits
      • MSL2331H The Museum Exhibition: Histories, Practices, Genres 0.5 Credits
      • MSL2370H Museums and Cultural Heritage: Context and Critical Issues 0.5 Credits
      • MSL2350H Museum Planning and Management: Projects and Fundraising 0.5 Credits
      • INF2040H Project Management 0.5 Credits
      • MSL4000Y Museum Studies Capstone Projects 1.0 Credits
    • 1.5 credits total of electives from the MMSt program
  • A total of 3.0 credits of electives can be chosen from the MI, MMSt or an external graduate unit.
  • Students are eligible to select up to a maximum of 2.0 credits total from an external graduate unit.

CDP Students and Graduates

  • Examples of successful graduates include:
    • Samantha Summers (CDP, Class of 2021), who works as Manager of Donor Circles at the ROM.
    • Erin Canning (CDP, Class of 2018), who works as an Ontology Systems Analyst at LINCS and is a PhD student at the University of Oxford.

Program Essentials

Admission Requirements

More details about admissions requirements for domestic and international students can be found in the program's admission requirements.


Money Matters

Information about tuition fees, financial aid, and scholarships and awards can be found in the program's financial information.


Awards

Detailed information about Awards, Scholarships and Financial Aid for domestic and international students can be found in the program's awards information.


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