Following that the Institute of Medicine and the School of Law opened in Damascus, the former at the beginning of January in 1919 and the latter in September of the same year.

In 1928, the School of Higher Literary Studies was established and it connected its administration with the university.

In 1958, a new law was created to regulate the universities in the northern and southern regions of the United Arab Republic.

[7][8] Damascus University awards graduate (Master, Ph.D. Professional Training and Qualification) and undergraduate (Bachelor) degree programs.

The Master programs combine course work and research, and require a minimum of two years and a maximum of a three.

The duration of the study is two years, when the graduate students receive a diploma from the institute itself according to the jurisdiction of their choice.

On 13 November 2012, the President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on establishing a branch for Damascus University in Madinat al-Salam, a city in the Governorate of Quneitra.

[12] The Open Learning Center offers degrees in three majors: The University of Damascus Library began in 1903 (with the establishment of the Medical Bureau).