 Integrated master's degrees are considered qualification at master's level and are second-cycle qualification on the qualifications framework for the European higher education area established under the Bologna Process.Postgraduate master's degrees in the United Kingdom can either be "taught" degrees involving lectures, examination and a short dissertation, or "research" degrees (normally MPhil, MLitt or MRes programmes).Taught Master's programmes involve 1 or 2 years of full-time study.