The article presents the advantages of using computer modeling in teaching students of the specialty biotechnology. Due to the fact that the level of innovation and dynamism in biotechnology is very high, it is necessary to train qualified specialists. The growing volume of information requires students to develop creative and critical thinking for independent decision-making based on basic knowledge about biotechnology. A theoretical analysis of the advantages of computer modeling and teaching of biotechnological specialties has been carried out, based on the works of a number of foreign authors, several areas of biotechnology research have been identified. Computer modeling is the process of constructing a model of a real object (system) and evaluating the effectiveness of various algorithms for its functioning using computational logic algorithms implemented in this model, or a complete understanding (research) of this system by computational experiments in this model. Thus, the process of computer modeling involves both the construction of a model and its use to solve problems of analysis, research, optimization or synthesis (design) of biotechnological systems.