Courses & Training

BCIT RPAS Courses

RPAS 3100 Introduction to Interdisciplinary RPAS Applications

This general elective introduces RPAS applications in photogrammetry, LiDAR, forest and natural areas management, storytelling, videography and cinematography, and aeronautical engineering.

MDIA 3140 New Technologies

This 12-week, full-time course touches on RPAS safety and applications to media, journalism, and storytelling. It's offered as part of the New Media Design and Web Development Certificate—Diploma Pathway program.

SURV 1125 RPAS Applications for Geomatics

This is a Flexible Learning introductory course on RPAS-based photogrammetry and mapping, with an emphasis on applications for Geomatics.

Would you like to try flying a drone?

a close-up of someone holding a DJI mavic mini drone in their hand

Coming soon: Try out a DJI Mavic Mini from AV Services

Our five DJI Mavic Mini RPAS (drones) will be available this spring to all approved BCIT instructors, staff, and students for a 24-hour booking.

For approval to borrow AV Services drones, you first need to learn basic safety and operational information and then pass a quiz on the Learning Hub.

You’ll find the required information and quiz in the AV Services RPAS Quiz Module on the Learning Hub. (Note that the Learning Hub is only accessible to BCIT staff and students.)

Approval Process

Log in to the Learning Hub.
Click on myTools in the navigation bar.
Select Self Registration, which will display a list of available courses.
Select the course AV Services RPAS Quiz Module and follow the steps to register.
Review the content, which includes BCIT’s internal RPAS policy, Transport Canada safety information, and a 4-minute video introducing the DJI Mavic Mini.

If you’re already familiar with flying drones and BCIT safety information, you can proceed directly to the quiz.

When you score 100% on the quiz, you’ll be awarded a completion certificate that gives you approval to borrow a Mavic Mini 2 from Audiovisual Services.

The module includes instructions on how to submit a reservation request to AV Services (SE12-104 Burnaby Campus).

Note that RPAS are only available through reservations; walk-in requests won’t be approved.