Master of Information

The design of the Master of Information (MI) program engages students from a wide variety of professional and academic contexts to focus on information: its creation, organization, classification, retrieval, preservation, management and use. Built upon the values and foundations of Library and Information Science, the MI program focuses on the integral relationships between people, information and technology.

The mission of the Master of Information program is to enable you to provide professional expertise, leadership, and innovation across diverse information and technological landscapes. People-focused, information technology-intensive, data-driven, and career-oriented, our Master of Information is your gateway to making a significant contribution to organizational leadership, information management, community, and social development.

• 36-credit program
• 1.5 to 2 years with full-time study (at least 9 credits/term)
• 2 to 3 years with part-time study (fewer than 9 credits/term)
• 100% online option
• Faculty actively engage within the virtual classroom through discussions, projects, lectures, group work, etc.
• On-campus classes meet once a week

The MI program offers areas of concentration built around your career goals.

• Archives and Preservation
• Data Science
• Interaction Design and Informatics 
• Library and Information Science
• School Librarianship
• Technology, Information and Management
• Design your own pathway

Graduates of Rutgers’ MI program will be able to:

• Analyze, identify and describe the information needs, problems, challenges and goals of individuals, groups, communities and organizations
• Design, develop and implement innovative and interactive information systems, services, technologies, instruction, policies and organizational structures that address identified needs, problems, challenges and goals
• Use measurable criteria to evaluate effectiveness of systems, programs and services
• Represent, include and advocate for the interests of diverse colleagues, professionals, clients, patrons, user groups and citizens to ensure equitable intellectual and physical access and use
• Lead, innovate and serve as agents of change in the information professions and respective communities
• Enact and uphold ethically grounded policies and practices that demonstrate knowledge relating to privacy, access, copyright intellectual property, intellectual freedom, diversity and security
• Consider and deploy information solutions as cultural, social, intellectual and technological goods serving human actors in local, national and global societal contexts
• Uphold professional and academic community standards for ethical information practices, accessibility, uses, and user-centered systems design, in support of tenets

SC&I’s MI is one of the most respected programs of its kind and has a strong network of alumni professionals. 

MI students have an opportunity to study aboard at Wroxton College for summer 2023. Click here for more information.