Prerequisites: ENGL 102 with a grade of C or higher, and a course fulfilling the History and Humanities GER 200 level course with a grade of C or higher. Examines the origins, evolution, and application of diplomacy and international law from the 15th century to the present. Topics include the rise of modern diplomacy in Renaissance Italy; the emergence of international law and professionalization of diplomacy in early modern Europe; the development of international law and diplomatic theory in the 18th and 19th centuries; the codification of international law; and adaptation of international law to transnationalism and globalism in the 20th century. This course may be used to satisfy a three credit 300 level GER in History and Humanities.