The three pillars of academic support for the Graduate School of Health and Sports Science are sports science, social science in sports and health science. Some of the activities that advance and deepen research and studies in these three departments are: (1) Deepening of theoretical research related to sports, (2) Cultivation of studies on the social influence of sports, and (3) Development of comprehensive health building. In order to establish a foundation for Health and Sports Science, with its short history, the fortification of these specialties is of the utmost priority. Nevertheless, we believe that Health and Sports Science ought to be firmly established through an integration of the fruits of multiple disciplines, rather than by differentiation through specialization in the narrow area of a single discipline. Since Juntendo University seeks to establish Health and Sports Science as a scientific link to "the realization of wholesome, abundant, vivid and cultural life," the key concept for the Graduate Schools remains "Deepening and Integration."

The practical objective of Health and Sports Science is to create a wholesome and cultural life. In the communities, through sports-related organizations and institutions where the practices of Health and Sports Science are developed, people acquire specialized knowledge and skills in particular fields, influenced by a society of highly educated people and a highly organized information network. In order to coordinate the population in mobilizing these activities toward the objective of creating a wholesome and cultural life, there is a need for people with advanced knowledge of Sports Science and Health Science, and with highly sophisticated knowledge and skills. The characteristics of the Doctoral Program of the Graduate School of Health and Sports Science are that it brings about the development of more advanced educational programs within the range of its research, allowing Ph.D. students to master the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out programs that provide abundant sports life and comprehensive health building for people.

The major of the doctoral degree program is "Health and Sports Science," and its enrollment quota is four students. Those who complete the doctoral program are awarded a Doctoral Degree in Health and Sports Science.