Soldato
So what if the Uni's don't offer a years placement? What would I then have to do?
You can just take a year out to do one by yourself, but I wouldn't get too hung up on the year out.
One thing I would be wary of though is with the subject you pick (comp sci is a good one) many offer no placement years because there are simply no jobs out there in that subject i.e. sports science. This can (but certianly not always) be a guide for which courses are going to get you graduate work and not others.