数字修辞和专业写作（DRPW）的硕士学位旨在为两种学生提供服务：一些人追求DRPW的文学硕士以发展或增强技术/专业写作的职业。其他人则攻读该学位，为修辞，写作，传播研究，媒体研究或技术传播方面的博士学位水平的工作做准备。该课程旨在于两年内完成，为学生提供技术/专业写作的理论基础但实践经验，尤其侧重于为数字环境设计写作。
The Master of Arts Degree in Rhetoric and Writing is an innovative, flexible degree program focused on educating the next generation of humanities leaders and thinkers who will engage their work in both academic and professional contexts. The degree serves both as a professional degree for students interested in technical and professional writing and a career track in industry, nonprofits, or in non-faculty roles in educational institutions, and as a preparatory degree for doctoral work in rhetoric, writing and composition studies, communication studies, or technical communication.<br>The program provides students with a theoretically grounded yet practical experience in rhetoric and writing, and offers concentration areas for students to select from: Professional Writing and Technical Communication, Composition Studies and Writing Pedagogy, Digital Rhetorics, Cultural Rhetorics, and Custom Emphasis.