diff --git a/backend/app/models.py b/backend/app/models.py
index 5bb9635..315a830 100644
--- a/backend/app/models.py
+++ b/backend/app/models.py
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 from app import db
+import sqlalchemy as sa
 from flask_login import UserMixin
 from datetime import datetime
 from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash, check_password_hash
 
 
 class User(UserMixin, db.Model):
-    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
-    username = db.Column(db.String(64), index=True, unique=True)
-    role = db.Column(db.String(32), index=True)
-    email = db.Column(db.String(120), index=True, unique=True)
-    password_hash = db.Column(db.String(128))
-    last_seen = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
-    token = db.Column(db.String(32), index=True, unique=True)
+    id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    username = sa.Column(sa.String(64), index=True, unique=True)
+    role = sa.Column(sa.String(32), index=True)
+    email = sa.Column(sa.String(120), index=True, unique=True)
+    password_hash = sa.Column(sa.String(128))
+    last_seen = sa.Column(sa.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
+    token = sa.Column(sa.String(32), index=True, unique=True)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"<User {self.username}>"
@@ -35,3 +36,12 @@ class User(UserMixin, db.Model):
                 setattr(self, field, data[field])
         if new_user and "password" in data:
             self.set_password(data["password"])
+
+class Course(db.Model):
+    id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    name = sa.Column(sa.String(128), index=True)
+    description = sa.Column(sa.Text, index=True)
+    instructor = sa.Column(sa.ForeignKey(User.id), index=True)
+    created_at = sa.Column(sa.DateTime, default=datetime.now())
+
+
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index be9b9c8..326120a 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import dotenv
+
 dotenv.load_dotenv()
 
 from app import create_app, db
-from app.models import User
+from app.models import Course, User
 from flask_cors import CORS
 
 app = create_app()
@@ -11,4 +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}
+    return {"db": db, "User": User, "Course": Course}
diff --git a/backend/migrations/versions/471b4225837e_.py b/backend/migrations/versions/471b4225837e_.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bff6605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/versions/471b4225837e_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 471b4225837e
+Revises: 8e48199f1417
+Create Date: 2023-04-06 14:53:43.061616
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '471b4225837e'
+down_revision = '8e48199f1417'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('course',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('name', sa.String(length=128), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('instructor', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['instructor'], ['user.id'], ),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    with op.batch_alter_table('course', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_course_description'), ['description'], unique=False)
+        batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_course_instructor'), ['instructor'], unique=False)
+        batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_course_name'), ['name'], unique=False)
+
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    with op.batch_alter_table('course', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f('ix_course_name'))
+        batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f('ix_course_instructor'))
+        batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f('ix_course_description'))
+
+    op.drop_table('course')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###