Interdisciplinary questions: the academy’s most misunderstood fields

I combined creative writing with maths. Although I couldn't make 2 + 2 =5, I did get 2 + 2 to make 10. Just do all the calculations in Base 4.

An interesting read but I am not sure if I am much wiser . The explanations might make more sense to me if I knew why and how these new subject areas came into existence. Were they "spin offs" from other areas of academic study or brand new activities? Another angle would be, what A level (and other academic qualifications) did people study before applying for these courses and what sort of jobs did they go into after graduating? Given the example of a degree in nursing being necessary to employment as a nurse alongside the existence of apprenticeships in nursing I wonder about duplication of qualifications and which background makes for better nurse once practicing? Given plans to insist young people going into the police service will need a Degree in Policing, I wonder if this is a sensible direction to be travelling into? Perhaps I need to re-read the article?