蒙特克莱尔州立大学成立于2003年，其首创的环境科学与管理课程强调了环境专业人士必须精通自然和物理科学，统计学，经济学和政策。这种知识和技能集对于环境管理者充当新知识的产生者以及在涉及环境问题的各种利益相关者之间的翻译和大使是必不可少的。现在，世界比以往任何时候都需要训练有素的专业环境专家，他们了解导致气候变化及其对我们社会的影响，空气，土壤和水中污染物的传播，洪水，沿海侵蚀以及自然流失的复杂机制。生境和生物多样性。世界需要能够设计和实施解决方案，将这些解决方案与利益相关者有效沟通并提高公众科学素养的科学
Montclair State University's first-of-its-kind Environmental Science and Management curriculum emphasizes the need for environmental professionals to be fluent in the natural and physical sciences, statistics, economics, and policy. This knowledge and skill set is necessary for environmental managers to serve as generators of new knowledge, and also as interpreters and ambassadors between the diverse stakeholders involved in environmental issues. Now more than ever, the world needs highly trained, dedicated environmental professionals who understand the intricate mechanisms that cause climate change and its impacts on our society, propagation of contaminants in air, soil, and water, flooding, coastal erosion, and loss of natural habitats and biodiversity. The world needs scientists who are able to design and implement solutions, communicate these effectively to stakeholders, and raise the scientific literacy of the public. Our students prepare for this career path through a combination of interdisciplinary coursework and research in regional to international study areas, on topics addressing climate change, soil and water quality, environmental remediation, biofuels markets, stormwater management, natural resource management, coastal management, and protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services. Our alumni are employed as professors in U.S. and international universities, as scientists and managers in municipal, state, and federal agencies, as environmental consultants, and as scientists in private industries.