bachelor's master's doctorate system

{{Short description|European system for higher education}}The bachelor's master's doctorate system (in France réforme licence-master-doctorat or réforme LMD) is a European educational system{{Cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/higher-education/bologna-process_en.htm|title=The Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area - European Commission|website=ec.europa.eu|access-date=2016-03-18}} designed by the Bologna Process.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ehea.info/article-details.aspx?ArticleId=5|title=How does the Bologna Process work?|publisher=EHEA|access-date=2016-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831020548/http://www.ehea.info/article-details.aspx?ArticleId=5|archive-date=2016-08-31|url-status=dead}} Its purpose is to standardize the educational system at European universities in order to harmonize study norms in terms of content, curriculum, syllabus, and course credits. As a result of this reform, European universities will offer the following three degree levels, but the names will vary from country to country: bachelor's, master's, and doctoral (PhD) degrees{{Cite web|url=http://www.univ-lille2.fr/en/courses/licence-master-doctorat-all-you-need-to-know.html|title=Licence, Master, Doctorat : All you need To know|publisher=Université Lille|website=www.univ-lille2.fr|access-date=2016-03-18|archive-date=2017-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219181442/http://www.univ-lille2.fr/en/courses/licence-master-doctorat-all-you-need-to-know.html|url-status=dead}}