The recognised degrees fall in three levels, following the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area. These are the "licence" (first cycle), "master" (second cycle) and "doctorat" (third cycle). All licence degrees are 3 years (180 ECTS credits) in length and all master's degrees are 2 years (120 ECTS credits) in length. There are also 5 year (300 ECTS credits) engineer's degrees, which are master's degree. In addition to the doctorate, which is always a research degree, the "Diplôme d'Etat de docteur en médicine" and the "Diplôme d'Etat de docteur vétérinaire" are also considered third cycle qualifications.