Materials Science or Applied Physics?

Smythe

Which MSc course below do you think would be better to have upon graduation, in terms of being able to obtain employment in some area of science or research, or perhaps engineering?

Both are at the same university.

MSc Materials Science. This is an online course (no lectures), though a student can use all the university facilities as per normal, and the project is done at the university. It will not state on the final certificate that it was an online course, though of course an employer could simply observe this from the university website.

MSc Applied Physics. This is an on-campus course with lectures.

seagull

I'm presuming both courses have similar requirements for research and thesis. Is it common in Ireland for MSc courses to have lectures? I'm used to a system where an MSc typically consists of research and a thesis.

Assuming it's a reputable university, either should carry similar weight. It depends on what you want to do after you complete the degree.