修辞和媒体事务专业在各种背景和媒体中都强调公众的修辞和说服力。在实用课程中帮助学生成为更好的传播者，在理论课程中帮助学生理解公共信息的说服力，从而使学生获得广泛的教育。强调修辞和媒体事务的学生有能力编写和评估传达给公众的信息，以及撰写和评估法律，政治和企业界的论点。对于那些对法律职业感兴趣的人来说，这也是一个很好的专业。
More than any other emphasis, Rhetoric & Media Affairs provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to analyze and craft effective persuasive messages, speeches, arguments, and movements. Graduates of this program often find employment as: spokesperson/communication specialist for advocacy groups/non-profit organizations/ government organizations, public affairs specialist, political campaigns, legislative representative, lobbyist, public outreach specialist, policy analyst, diplomatic relations. Rhetoric and Media Affairs is a major that emphasizes public rhetoric and persuasion in a wide variety of contexts and media. Students get a broad education in practical courses that help them become better communicators and in theoretical courses that help them understand the persuasiveness of public messages. Students who emphasize Rhetoric and Media Affairs are better equipped to write and evaluate messages communicated to the public, to write and evaluate arguments in law, politics and the corporate world. This is also an excellent major for those interested in a career in law.