diff --git a/backend/src/app.ts b/backend/src/app.ts
index b21bb9f1..e4da44e7 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import learningObjectRoutes from './routes/learningObjects.js';
 
 import studentRouter from './routes/student.js';
 import groupRouter from './routes/group.js';
-import assignmentRouter from './routes/assignment.js';
 import submissionRouter from './routes/submission.js';
 import classRouter from './routes/class.js';
 import questionRouter from './routes/question.js';
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ app.get('/', (_, res: Response) => {
 
 app.use('/student', studentRouter);
 app.use('/group', groupRouter);
-app.use('/assignment', assignmentRouter);
 app.use('/submission', submissionRouter);
 app.use('/class', classRouter);
 app.use('/question', questionRouter);
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts b/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..775a60df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Request, Response } from 'express'
+import { getAssignment } from '../services/assignments';
+
+// typescript is annoywith with parameter forwarding from class.ts
+interface AssignmentParams {
+    classid: string;
+    id: string;
+}
+
+export async function getAssignmentHandler(
+    req: Request<AssignmentParams>,
+    res: Response,
+): Promise<void> {
+    const id = +req.params.id;
+    const classid = req.params.classid;
+
+    if (isNaN(id)) {
+        res.status(400).json({ error: "Assignment id must be a number" });
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const assignment = await getAssignment(classid, id);
+
+    if (!assignment) {
+        res.status(404).json({ error: "Assignment not found" });
+        return;
+    }
+
+    res.json(assignment);
+}
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diff --git a/backend/src/interfaces/assignments.ts b/backend/src/interfaces/assignments.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3c3c4cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/interfaces/assignments.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { Assignment } from "../entities/assignments/assignment.entity";
+import { Class } from "../entities/classes/class.entity";
+import { GroupDTO } from "./groups";
+
+export interface AssignmentDTO {
+    id: number,
+    class: string, // id of class 'within'
+    title: string,
+    description: string,
+    learningPath: string,
+    language: string,
+    groups?: GroupDTO[], // TODO
+}
+
+export function mapToAssignmentDTO(assignment: Assignment, cls: Class): AssignmentDTO {
+    return {
+        id: assignment.id,
+        class: cls.classId,
+        title: assignment.title,
+        description: assignment.description,
+        learningPath: assignment.learningPathHruid,
+        language: assignment.learningPathLanguage,
+        //groups: assignment.groups.map(mapToGroupDTO),
+    };
+}
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diff --git a/backend/src/interfaces/groups.ts b/backend/src/interfaces/groups.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6056a906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/interfaces/groups.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface GroupDTO {
+    groupNumber: number,
+}
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diff --git a/backend/src/interfaces/list.ts b/backend/src/interfaces/list.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0037403d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/interfaces/list.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// TODO: implement something like this but with named endpoints
+export interface List<T> {
+    items: T[],
+    endpoints?: string[],
+};
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diff --git a/backend/src/routes/assignment.ts b/backend/src/routes/assignment.ts
index fcb6e9da..e9c91160 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/assignment.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/assignment.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import express from 'express'
-const router = express.Router();
+import { getAssignmentHandler } from '../controllers/assignments';
+const router = express.Router({ mergeParams: true });
+
+
 
 // root endpoint used to search objects
 router.get('/', (req, res) => {
@@ -12,20 +15,7 @@ router.get('/', (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // information about an assignment with id 'id'
-router.get('/:id', (req, res) => {
-    res.json({
-        id: req.params.id,
-        title: 'Dit is een test assignment',
-        description: 'Een korte beschrijving',
-        groups: [ '0' ],
-        learningPath: '0',
-        class: '0',
-        links: {
-            self: `${req.baseUrl}/${req.params.id}`,
-            submissions: `${req.baseUrl}/${req.params.id}`,
-        },
-    });
-})
+router.get('/:id', getAssignmentHandler);
 
 router.get('/:id/submissions', (req, res) => {
     res.json({
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/class.ts b/backend/src/routes/class.ts
index e58547b2..bc502fb8 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/class.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/class.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import { getAllClassesHandler, getClassHandler, getClassStudentsHandler } from '../controllers/classes';
+import assignmentRouter from './assignment.js';
+
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // root endpoint used to search objects
@@ -16,14 +18,8 @@ router.get('/:id/invitations', (req, res) => {
     });
 })
 
-router.get('/:id/assignments', (req, res) => {
-    res.json({
-        assignments: [ 
-            '0'
-        ],
-    });
-})
-
 router.get('/:id/students', getClassStudentsHandler);
 
+router.use('/:classid/assignments', assignmentRouter);
+
 export default router
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diff --git a/backend/src/services/assignments.ts b/backend/src/services/assignments.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab76f6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/services/assignments.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { getAssignmentRepository, getClassRepository } from "../data/repositories";
+import { AssignmentDTO, mapToAssignmentDTO } from "../interfaces/assignments";
+
+export async function getAssignment(classid: string, id: number): Promise<AssignmentDTO | null> {
+    const classRepository = getClassRepository();
+    const cls = await classRepository.findById(classid);
+
+    if (!cls) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+    const assignmentRepository = getAssignmentRepository();
+    const assignment = await assignmentRepository.findByClassAndId(cls, id);
+
+    if (!assignment) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return mapToAssignmentDTO(assignment, cls);
+}
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