通过使用生物过程，生物或系统，生物技术可以创造和生产旨在改善人类生活质量的产品和解决方案。里维埃（Rivier）的生物技术计划采用整体方法进行教育，学生获得了扎实的基础知识，实践技能，并获得了商业和创新方面的额外经验。通过生物学，化学，生物化学和物理学方面的严格课程作业和动手实验室培训，可以建立知识基础。通过在工作的第一年就开始的工作阴影和实习经验来培养实践技能。本地和全球商务教学之旅使学生接触生物技术公司和创新。与美国以外的大学建立的合作伙伴关系为参与国际对话和洞悉全球进步提供了机会。
Through the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems, biotechnology creates and produces products and solutions intended to improve the quality of human life. Students will gain the fundamental skill and knowledge necessary to obtain a job in biotechnology, engage in valuable, practical job experience through job shadowing and internship experiences, discuss the legal, ethical, and social issues associated with biotechnology, especially in relation to the Catholic tradition, and develop solutions to those issues, and begin to think about innovation in biotechnology. Local and global biotech/business teaching trips offer students exposure to biotechnology firms with established partnerships with universities outside of the U.S. provide opportunities for participation in an international dialogue and for insight to advances being made around the world. Program graduates will be work-force ready and well-positioned for success in the competitive global job market, for graduate study, and for career opportunities in research and professional positions in the pharmaceutical, medical, and agricultural industries.