The bachelor's master's doctorate system (in France ''réforme licence-master-doctorat'' or ''réforme LMD'') is a

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...

an educational system designed by the Bologna Process. Its purpose is to standardize the educational system at European universities in order to harmonize study norms in terms of content,

curriculum In education, a curriculum (; plural, : curricula or curriculums) is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned sequence of instruction, or to ...

syllabus A syllabus (; plural ''syllabuses'' or ''syllabi'') or specification is a document that communicates information about an academic course or class and defines expectations and responsibilities. It is generally an overview or summary of the curric ...

, and course credits. As a result of this reform, European universities will offer the following three

degree Degree may refer to: As a unit of measurement * Degree (angle), a unit of angle measurement ** Degree of geographical latitude ** Degree of geographical longitude * Degree symbol (°), a notation used in science, engineering, and mathemati ...

levels, but the names will vary from country to country: bachelor's, master's, and

doctoral A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' ...

(PhD) degrees

External links

* http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/highereducation/EHEA2010/BolognaPedestrians_en.asp * http://www.wg.aegee.org/ewg/bologna.htm * http://www.eua.be/policy-representation/higher-education-policies/the-european-higher-education-area-and-the-bologna-process

References

{{Reflist Universities and colleges in Europe Education in Europe