奥塔哥大学独特的应用科学学位将科学的兴奋和技术的力量与商业挑战联系在一起。应用科学课程帮助毕业生以企业家精神成为具有创新精神的思想家，成功的新西兰人的特质就是众所周知。作为毕业生，您将更好地控制自己的职业生涯，能够为任何组织的成功做出贡献。如果创新吸引了您，那么如果您决定创办自己的企业，则应用科学学位与工作经验相结合将提供合适的背景。分子生物技术是关于生物科学在分子水平上的应用。它是现代生物学的基本组成部分，对于生产生物医学产品（例如糖尿病患者的胰岛素）至关重要。它是最令人兴奋和快速发展的科学领域之一。
Molecular Biotechnology is the application of biological science at the molecular level. Time Magazine called the 21st century the ''biotechnology century'', a claim based on the explosion of molecular technologies, and the impact these technologies are likely to have. The number of new products being developed for human and animal health is growing exponentially, and this trend is set to continue. Otago's Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) in Molecular Biotechnology provides you with a multidisciplinary mix of scientific knowledge – skills that will set you up to make the most of the commercial opportunities in this fast- growing industry or to focus on an interdisciplinary area of study.