Overview
Join award-winning former broadcast journalist and BCIT graduate Mike Killeen for a series of courses designed to help participants become better hunters and gatherers of information they can use in a broad range of areas.
In the Investigative Research program, students learn how to take a deep dive into harvesting and digesting information for news stories, podcasts, presentations, research papers, or a thesis.
Discover how searches, sources, statistics, and interview subjects can be a treasure trove of valuable material.
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Entrance Requirements
Although there will be an appeal for current journalism school applicants and journalists working in radio, television, and other news platforms, the broad application of the research tools being taught will apply to podcasters, thesis writers, authors, and other students whose studies require research papers.
Application processing
Ongoing throughout the year.International applicants
This program is not available to international students. View available programs
Apply to program
Formal application to the microcredential is not required. Upon successful completion of the courses, email the program contact with your full name, student number, and mailing address to be issued a microcredential.
Scheduled Intakes
Ongoing Part-time Studies intakes: January, April, and September.
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Costs & Supplies
Tuition fees
Please see the Part-time Studies Tuition & Fees page for information on part-time tuition fees.
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Courses
Class hours
Each course will run over two weeks for a total of 12 hours.
- Tuesdays: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (2 hours x 2 weeks)
- Saturdays: 10:30 am to 2:30 pm (4 hours x 2 weeks)
Program delivery
This program is delivered in person and is offered on a course-by-course basis.Program matrix
Check current availability of courses for this program.
Required courses: | Credits | ||
---|---|---|---|
XBST 1001 | Interview Techniques | 1.0 | |
XBST 1002 | Cultivating Sources | 1.0 | |
XBST 1003 | Investigative Stories | 1.0 | |
Total Credits: | 3.0 |
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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 length
This program requires a total of 36 in-class hours.Program location
Burnaby Campus
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC
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Faculty, Advisors & Staff
- Mike Killeen, Partner at Killeen Communication Strategies
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Contact Us
Mary Kay Thurston
Part-Time Studies Coordinator, Broadcast & Media Communications
604-432-8668 | Mary_Kay_Thurston@bcit.ca
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