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Special attention is devoted to how language and culture are unique to Homo sapiens and how language differs from all other animal communication systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These social science courses fulfill general education requirements for many degrees at Â鶹Éç, as well as for most four-year institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div><h2>Anthropology Courses<\/h2><hr class=\"aquaHr\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\"><table class=\"ecc-course-table\"><thead><tr><th>Courses<\/th><th>Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tr><td><a href=\"\/academics\/courses\/anthropology\/#ANT_110\">ANT 110 Introduction Cultural Anthropology<\/a><\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"\/academics\/courses\/anthropology\/#ANT_111\">ANT 111 Introduction Physical Anthropology & Archaeology<\/a><\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"\/academics\/courses\/anthropology\/#ANT_270\">ANT 270 I.S.-Anthropology<\/a><\/td><td>1 - 5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"\/academics\/courses\/anthropology\/#ANT_280\">ANT 280 Special Topics-Anthropology<\/a><\/td><td>1 - 5<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/about-ecc\/notice-of-non-discrimination\/\">Notice of Non-Discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cultural anthropology courses discuss the concept of culture and the scientific study of present day people and extinct culture through the use of a cross-cultural approach, ethnography, ethnohistory and archaeology. 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