The Graduate School of Human Development and Environment was established in 2007 when the Graduate School of Cultural Studies and Human Science was reorganized into two separate graduate schools. The graduate school's main mission is to develop fundamental and practical research on various issues concerning human development and the environment supporting its development. In order to organize a "Human Community," it is necessary to develop a civil society where people, with various standpoints, can collaborate and resolve relevant issues.

The Graduate School consists of five divisions. The Division of Psychological Development and Health Promotion, whose mission is to study the fundamental problems in developmental psychology, clinical problems regarding mental health and developmental disorder, and other health problems. The Division of Education and Learning focuses on the study of social and personal involvement in education and learning, in its broader sense, from various viewpoints. In the Division of Human Behavior, the main themes of study are aspects of sport sciences and active life-style, behavioral development, and adaptability to the environment in the aging process. The Division of Human Expression concentrates on the study of the essence of human expression, and the human expression through practical activities. And finally, the Division of Human Environment is dedicated to study environmental factors that are promoting and supporting human development. Each Division offers two to four master's programs (Two-year Program) and one doctoral program (Three-year program after the Master's Degree Program).

The faculty members of the Graduate School have responsibility to manage and teach undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Human Development as well.