Program
Faculty of Art
Faculty of Islamic Law (others offered)

Degrees Offered
BA
MA
PhD

Middle East Language
Arabic (language of instruction)

Courses
Include but are not limited to the following:

Arabic
Pre-Islamic Literature
Syntax & Etymology
Composition, Rhetoric & Prosody
Early Islamic Literature
Omayyad Literature
Principles of Criticism & Theory of Literature
Abbasid Literature
Andalusian & West Arabian Literature
Abbasid Prose
Mamluk Literature
Modern Arabic Literature
Literature & Criticism in Western Europe
Comparative Literature
Philology of Arabic Language
Literature in the Ottoman Period
Modern Arabic Criticism & Its Trends
postgraduate studies

History
Ancient History of Syria
Ancient History of Egypt
History of Greece
Introduction to History of Civilization
Ancient History of Mesopotamia
Classical History of Arab World
Roman History
Ancient History of the Arab Peninsula
History of First Arab Islamic State
Ancient/Classical Antiquities of the Arab World
History of Arab State in Omayyad Period
History of Arab State in Abbasid Period
Byzantine History
History of Arabs in Andalus
Islamic West Arabian History
Social & Economical History of the Islamic Arab World
History of Arab Thought
Eastern Arab History
History of Persia
Modern History of Iraq & Sham
Modern History of Egypt & Sudan
Modern West Arabian History
Modern & Contemporary History of Asia & Africa
Modern & Contemporary History of the Arab Peninsula

Geography
Geology
General Geographical Cartegraphy
Quantitative Geography
Meteorology & Climatology
Geomorphology
Biogeography
Oceanography
Surveying & Topography
Pedalogy
Arid Regions & Desertification
Continental Hydrography
Geographical Culture
Regional Climatology
Special Cartography
Environment & Pollution
Population Geography
Transport & Communication Geography
Urban Geography
Geopolitics
Historical Geography
Commercial & Industrial Geography
Agricultural Geography
Rural Geography
General Geography of Syria
Geography of the Arab World
Geography of Asia & Oceanusia
Bases of Regional Distribution
Regional Planning
Regional Geography of Syria
Europe & Africa
Urban Planning

Philosophical and Social Studies
Philosophical Schools
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Psychology
Philosophy & Scientific Thought
Introduction to Philosophy
General Sociology
General Psychology
Philosophy in the East
History of Ancient Philosophy
Traditional Logic
Aesthetics
Ethics
History of Hellenistic & Medieval Philosophy
Mathematical Logic
History of Aesthetical Thought
Ethical Philosophy
History of Modern Philosophy
General Philosophy
Mysticism
History of Contemporary Philosophy
Epistemology of Humanities
Philosophy of Civilization & History
Modern Arab Thought
Arab Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Scientific Thought
History of Social Thought
Society Structure
Anthropology
Social Anthropology
Social Statistics
Anthropology of the Arab World
Social Changes
Social Psychology
Social Service
Arab Social Thinking
Rural Sociology
Socialist Society
Political Sociology
Family Sociology
Social Structure in Syria

Islamic Studies
Interpretation & Koran Science
Islamic Doctrine
Prophet Biographical Studies
Hadith studies
History of Islamic Legislation
Islamic World Today
Islamic System
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence
Penal Law vs Islamic Jurisprudence
Civil Law
Civil & Political Islamic History
History of Religions
Ethics and Social System in Koran
Constitutional and Administrative Law vs Islamic Jurisprudence
Rules of Legal & Civil Trials
postgraduate studies

Faculty of Arts
Arabic Language and Literature
A. Abu Zeid
F. Akkam
A. K. Al-Ashtar
A. Ali
M. Al-Dali
I. Al-Kafri
H. Al-Khateeb
A. H. Al-Satli
M. Al-Wa'er
N. Al-Yafi
A. Al-Za'eem
M. Al-Zu'bi
M. Basha
E. Bitar
M. Boobo
R. Dayeh
M. Elias
M. Hammoud
F. Hazza
K. Jum'a
M. Mikdad
A. Mreiden
M. Mubarak
M. Na'eem
M. Ribdawi
W. Rumiyya
A. N. Steif

English
A. Abdullah
S. M. Ahmad
R. H. Al-'abaji
M. M. S. Al-Asbahi
J. Dal Al-Bab
A. Al-Hame
M. Al-Khuri
N. S. Al-Munla
G. Al-Samma'
N. Al-Shehabi
W. Barmada
A. Bishtawi
M. T. Bujairami
M. Yaser Daghistani
F. Dweidari
S. Fayyad
G. Jabbeur
H. Madi
G. Maleh
L. Maleh
S. Haj Muhammad
T. Musleh
I. Rahhal
Z. Samhoury
B. Sha'ban
F. Sha'ban
S. Zeideyeh

French
S. Bashshour
M. Elias
H. Ferzat
S. Ghali
H. K. Hassan
J. Hele
H. Malki
Z. Oreuq
R. Samara

Geography
A. Abdessalam
S. J. Agha
F. Ansari
R. Dweidari
H. A. Fatwa
A. R. Hameedeh
M. A. H. Hammadi
M. Harb
A. M. Izzawi
Ali Jbawi
U. Kaddour
S. Khair
S. Mahli
Ali Mosa
B. Muhammad
I. D. Musli
F. Qmash
M. Ramzi
N. Siam
A. Tarboush

History
M. Abed
N. Akel
M. Al-Zein
M. Amer
A. Badr
A. Beitar
N. Farah
N. H. Ferzat
M. A. Hameed
N. Khammash
M. Kheir Fares
S. Mheisen
Y. N'eiseh
K. Qassmieh
A. K. Rafeq
L. Sabbagh
A. K. Sattouf
A. Tarabein
S. Zakkar
A. Zeitoun

Journalism
M. Al-Mashout
A. Al-Romhain
L. 'Aqqad
F. Mhanna

Librarianship
A. M. Mhanna
S. Mheisen

Philosophical and Social Studies
S. Al-Akhrass
S. Al-Azem
B. Al-Kassm
A. Awwa
N. Ballouz
S. Barakat
A. N. Barqawi
N. Dawood
A. Dergham
G. Fenyanes
G. Hana
M. Khadra
H. Khalil
H. 'Omran
Y. Salameh
A .H. Saleh
M. T. Tizini
K. Zakareyya

Faculty of Islamic Law
F. Akkam
M. Al-Bogha
A. H. Al-Kurdi
M. S. Ramadan Bouti
N. E. 'Eter
I. Salqini
M. Zuheili
W. Zuheili

President
Abdul Ghani Maa Bared

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Support for Syrian students and Palestinians living in Syria, considered as Syrians, and a certain percentage for Arab and foreign students awarded scholarships

Special Features
Damascus University is the oldest and largest of the four current universities in Syria. It has fourteen faculties and five institutes. It is the only university in the world which, for over fifty years, has taught science and medicine in the Arabic language.

Additional Information
The language of instruction is mainly Arabic. In some faculties, there are courses taught in a modern European language.