diff --git a/backend/app/models.py b/backend/app/models.py
index 3df09c5..bb820f3 100644
--- a/backend/app/models.py
+++ b/backend/app/models.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class User(UserMixin, db.Model):
             "id": self.id,
             "username": self.username,
             "email": self.email,
-            "role": self.role
+            "role": self.role,
         }
 
     def from_dict(self, data, new_user=False) -> None:
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class Course(db.Model):
     description = sa.Column(sa.Text, index=True)
     instructor = sa.Column(sa.ForeignKey(User.id), index=True)
     created_at = sa.Column(sa.DateTime)
+    assignments = db.relationship("Assignment", backref="course", lazy="dynamic")
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"<Course {self.course_code}>"
@@ -95,3 +96,11 @@ class Course(db.Model):
 
         d["instructor"] = User.query.get(self.instructor).username
         return d
+
+
+class Assignment(db.Model):
+    id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    name = sa.Column(sa.String(128), index=True)
+    course_id = sa.Column(sa.ForeignKey(Course.id), index=True)
+    description = sa.Column(sa.Text, index=True)
+    created_at = sa.Column(sa.DateTime)
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 326120a..8a8832d 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import dotenv
 dotenv.load_dotenv()
 
 from app import create_app, db
-from app.models import Course, User
+from app.models import Assignment, Course, User
 from flask_cors import CORS
 
 app = create_app()
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ CORS(app, supports_credentials=True, resources={r"/.*": {"origins": r".*localhos
 
 @app.shell_context_processor
 def make_shell_context():
-    return {"db": db, "User": User, "Course": Course}
+    return {"db": db, "User": User, "Course": Course, "Assignment": Assignment}
diff --git a/backend/migrations/versions/cab0d39ef662_.py b/backend/migrations/versions/cab0d39ef662_.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00121d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/versions/cab0d39ef662_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""Create assignment model
+
+Revision ID: cab0d39ef662
+Revises: 862905f5e34a
+Create Date: 2023-04-13 18:27:15.748107
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'cab0d39ef662'
+down_revision = '862905f5e34a'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('assignment',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('name', sa.String(length=128), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('course_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['course_id'], ['course.id'], ),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    with op.batch_alter_table('assignment', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_assignment_course_id'), ['course_id'], unique=False)
+        batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_assignment_description'), ['description'], unique=False)
+        batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_assignment_name'), ['name'], unique=False)
+
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    with op.batch_alter_table('assignment', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f('ix_assignment_name'))
+        batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f('ix_assignment_description'))
+        batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f('ix_assignment_course_id'))
+
+    op.drop_table('assignment')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###