Do another mech. engineering semester or take placement for 6 months?

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Doing mechanical engg and I've got the option of switching out a semester for work placement at a company.
Normally I would jump at this but the semester I'll be missing out on has the advanced materials unit I've been wanting to study for a long time.
Long term goal is have my own engineering consulting business with something in manufacturing.
What do?