I do not see the issue here. My girlfriend went to AIAS and studied an Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy and the course was very thorough, they are a very good educational institution (on par with the likes of QUT, UQ, SCU). She had no problem finding a job after graduating (well before) and their courses are accredited and recognised.
It is my understanding that "applied science" translates to solving practical problems using science and there is a science to everything. I think you're overreacting here, calm down it's just a name.
Naturopathy is a hodge-podge of mostly unscientific treatment modalities based on vitalism and other prescientific notions of disease. As a result, typical naturopaths are more than happy in essence to “pick one from column A and one from column B” when it comes to pseudoscience, mixing and matching treatments including traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, herbalism, Ayurvedic medicine, applied kinesiology, anthroposophical medicine, reflexology, craniosacral therapy, Bowen Technique, and pretty much any other form of unscientific or prescientific medicine that you can imagine.
“Do you know what they call ‘alternative medicine’ that’s been proved to work? ‘Medicine’.” — Tim Minchin
From your girlfriends experience learning pseudo-science you have concluded "the course was very thorough, they are a very good educational institution". How?
It is my understanding that "applied science" translates to solving practical problems using science and there is a science to everything. I think you're overreacting here, calm down it's just a name.