Overview
The Radio Arts and Entertainment Associate Certificate enriches your interviewing, writing, podcasting, and production skills. Guided by industry professionals, you'll learn radio operations, sound design, storytelling, and more. Graduates can pursue their radio entertainment dreams through podcasts, YouTube, or traditional radio stations.
Discover the ultimate expression of voice, story and music to entertain, inform and inspire in the most powerful way! That’s the world of Radio Arts and Entertainment. Through this program, you’ll be guided by industry professionals to explore radio operations, sound design, performance, writing, story-telling, the exciting world of music and its cultural impact. Through our mix of required and elective courses, you have the opportunity to hone your skills in interviewing, journalism, podcasting, sports broadcasting, video, photography, media relations, and event planning. Through Flexible Learning, you can learn at your own pace in a hands-on, creative environment that allows you to share your unique personality, creativity, and story.
Who should complete the program?
This program could be right for you if:
- You’re looking to study part-time as you work or manage family needs
- You are a story-teller with your own website, blog, or YouTube series who wants to enhance performance, writing and production skills to tell more powerful and professional stories
- You have a love of music and sound design that you want to develop and share with others
- You want a diverse and powerful platform to explore your unique personality and creativity
- You seek a supportive, hands-on educational experience studying abroad in Canada
What grads can do
By earning your Associate Certificate, you’ll be honing your announcing, writing, story-telling, studio operations, and production skills to prepare for a variety of entry-level positions in the Radio, Arts, and Entertainment industry. This ever-expanding field is looking for more and more skilled talent ready to host, program, and produce the growing amount of content needed in today’s digital world. Be it Podcasts, YouTube, commercial ventures, or traditional radio, if you are a creative person with a story to tell, this program is your start towards an exciting career!
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Entrance Requirements
About Flexible Learning
Take a single course, or work towards a credential — all at a pace that’s right for you.
Part-time courses are offered in a variety of scheduling formats such as evenings and weekends, and some of our offerings are available by distance or online learning. If you meet the prerequisites and there’s space available, you can register for a course immediately.
Application processing
This program is open to declarations beginning:
- February 1st* for the January intake
- May 1st* for the April intake
- October 1st* for the September intake
Entrance requirements
Declarations submitted for program intakes beginning April 1, 2025 or later will be evaluated using the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirement below.
- English language proficiency: Category 2 – English Studies 12 (67%) or equivalent
International applicants
This program is available to international applicants. A valid study permit is required prior to starting the program.
Program declaration
Declaring your Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) program ensures that BCIT is aware of your intent to complete a program as it is currently outlined and provides you the opportunity to apply for transfer credit.
To submit your declaration:
- Answer all questions completely.
- If required, convert transcripts and documents to PDF files.
- Have a credit card ready to pay the application fee.
Declare Now
Upon approval, a program plan letter will be sent to you confirming your program of study. Please allow approximately eight weeks for processing.
Scheduled Intakes
Ongoing Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) intakes: January, April, and September.
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Costs & Supplies
While Broadcast and Media Communications Flexible Learning courses do not adhere to the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) requirements, it is nonetheless preferable for students to have access to a personal computer to enhance their learning environment and to ensure course success. Please check the following recommended computer requirements prior to the start of class.
Tuition fees
Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) tuition is charged on a course-by-course basis. Please see the Flexible Learning Tuition & Fees page for more information on domestic and international tuitions.
Financial assistance
Financial assistance may be available for this program. For more information, please contact Student Financial Aid and Awards.
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Courses
Important updates to Flexible Learning
English Requirement: Find out more.
Please note: part-time programs and courses are open enrolment and although we make every effort to accommodate demand, course registration cannot be guaranteed in every semester. High demand courses fill quickly and may result in students unable to register for a course that semester. Courses may also be cancelled due to low enrolment.
Program matrix
Check current availability of courses for this program.
Required Courses: | Credits | ||
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BCST 1150 | Radio Broadcasting Introduction | 3.0 | |
BCST 1151 | Radio and TV Announcing | 3.0 | |
BCST 1256 | Sound Design | 3.0 | |
BCST 3121 | Discover Your Inner Storyteller | 3.0 | |
BCST 3251 | Performance Development: Presenting Your Best Self | 3.0 | |
BCST 3259 | Podcasting | 3.0 | |
Complete 9.0 credits from the following list of electives: | Credits | ||
BCST 1002 | The Music Business: The Essentials | 3.0 | |
BCST 1020 | Art of the Demo | 3.0 | |
BCST 1129 | Home Music Recording | 3.0 | |
BCST 1170 | Introduction to Journalism | 3.0 | |
BCST 1173 | Sports Broadcasting | 3.0 | |
BCST 1190 | Backpack Video Journalism | 3.0 | |
BCST 1193 | Social Media Storytelling | 3.0 | |
BCST 1198 | Photography & Lightroom: Building Your Photographic Vision | 3.0 | |
BCST 1239 | Electronic Music Production: Music Creation Techniques with Ableton Live | 3.0 | |
BCST 1281 | Freelance Producing for Social Media and Broadcast | 3.0 | |
BCST 1510 | Environmental and Climate News and Analysis | 3.0 | |
BCST 1710 | Intro to Story Editing for Factual / Unscripted Television | 3.0 | |
BCST 2198 | Photography: Master Your Framing | 3.0 | |
BCST 3073 | Building Your Digital Media Presence | 3.0 | |
BCST 4109 | Navigating the Media Landscape and Crafting Your Pitch | 3.0 | |
BCST 5010 | Visual Communication and Culture | 3.0 | |
MKTG 1019 | Media Relations | 3.0 | |
MKTG 1120 | Event Planning Essentials | 3.0 | |
Total Credits: | 27.0 |
Check current availability of courses for this program.
Transfer credit
Do you have credits from another BC/Yukon post-secondary school? Do you want to know if they transfer to courses here at BCIT? Check out BCIT's Transfer Equivalency Database to find out.
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Program Details
Program delivery
In person: This program is delivered on campus.
Program location
Burnaby Campus
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Downtown Campus
555 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
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Graduating & Jobs
Apply for graduation
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, complete an Application for BCIT Credential [PDF] and submit it to Student Information and Enrolment Services.
Allow approximately six to eight weeks for processing.
All financial obligations to the Institute must be met prior to issuance of any credential.
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Contact Us
Mary Kay Thurston
Flexible Learning Coordinator, Broadcast & Media Communications
Tel: 604-432-8668
Email: Mary_Kay_Thurston@bcit.ca
Contact a Flexible Learning Program Advisor with the BCIT program name in the subject line if you have a question about:
- Course selection and program planning
- Declaring your program
- Making changes to your approved program plan
- Applying for transfer credit and advanced placement
- Laddering options
- Job placement and graduate outcomes
- Student life
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