Bachelor of Information - St. George

The Bachelor of Information (BI) considers the interactions between information technologies and social worlds, providing you with the conceptual tools and practical techniques necessary to understand and effect change in a data-intensive society. The BI program integrates design thinking, critical scholarship, and experiential learning.
Program Learning Outcomes:
Understand and assess the social, political, economic, and ethical entailments of information creation, ownership, stewardship, and circulation, especially in light of enduring and emerging ethical and political questions
Analyze the complexity of information practices and the political, economic, technical, and cultural contexts in which they occur
Critique the conceptual and philosophical foundations of representation and computation
Critique, create, and use multiple tools and techniques of data creation, manipulation, and interpretation, and be able to learn to use tools that may be developed in the future
Use the design process to understand, analyze and engage with complex questions of information practice
Create practical responses to enduring and emerging problems relating to information technologies and practices in a manner that demonstrates ethical, cultural, and legal awareness
Present their work to audiences with various degrees of familiarity with the field of information and the specific questions the work addresses.
Identify their own skills and expertise and the necessity for enhancing that expertise, either through collaboration or continued learning.
Develop, defend, and use methods of analysis of complex information practices and the political, economic, technical, and cultural contexts in which they occur
Recognize recurring patterns of unresolved intellectual and social tension

High school Transcripts. Applicants who have attained a high level of academic achievement and who completely satisfy prerequisites will be considered for admission. The minimum requirements for consideration vary by program and admission category. All applicants are required to present a Grade 12 English course for admission consideration.

International Baccalaureate Diploma, with English HL or SL.
International Baccalaureate (IB) English - The minimum requirement is a score of at least 4 (predicted or final) in Higher or Standard Level English A: Literature or English A: Language and Literature. HL English B is not acceptable.
IELTS - The minimum requirement is an overall band of 6.5, with no band below 6.0.
TOEFL IBT - The minimum requirement is a total score of 89 with 22 on the Writing section.

Transcript Explanation Essay (optional)
Unofficial transcript (required) - If you are attending a post-secondary institution in Ontario order your transcript through the OUAC application, OR
Email a copy of your unofficial university transcript
For the purpose of the application review, unofficial transcripts may be submitted: If an offer of admission is made, official final transcripts needs to be received at the Faculty as part of the offer condition(s).
Personal Statement (required)

In order to be eligible for the BI Program you must:
Have completed at least 10.0 FCE university credits (this is equivalent to 2 years full time of undergraduate study)
At least 4.0 FCE at 200 level or above
Minimum average of 70% / 2.7 GPA in the last 5.0 FCE taken