diff --git a/scripts/courses.py b/scripts/courses.py
index 9541f65..ca8f26a 100755
--- a/scripts/courses.py
+++ b/scripts/courses.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import yaml
 
 from lectures import Lectures
+from script import Script
 from config import ROOT, CURRENT_COURSE_ROOT, CURRENT_COURSE_SYMLINK, CURRENT_COURSE_WATCH_FILE, COURSE_IGNORE_FILE, \
     COURSE_INFO_FILE
 
@@ -13,13 +14,13 @@ class Course:
         self.name = path.stem
 
         self.info = yaml.safe_load((path / COURSE_INFO_FILE).open())
-        self._lectures = None
+        self._script = None
 
     @property
-    def lectures(self):
-        if not self._lectures:
-            self._lectures = Lectures(self)
-        return self._lectures
+    def script(self):
+        if not self._script:
+            self._script = Script(self)
+        return self._script
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if other is None:
diff --git a/scripts/lectures.py b/scripts/lectures.py
index d0d441e..1d051d0 100755
--- a/scripts/lectures.py
+++ b/scripts/lectures.py
@@ -54,13 +54,17 @@ class Lecture:
 
 
 class Lectures(list):
-    def __init__(self, course):
-        self.course = course
-        self.root = course.path
-        if 'master_file' in course.info:
-            self.master_file = self.root / course.info['master_file']
+    def __init__(self, script):
+        self.course = script.course
+        self.script = script
+        if 'lectures' in script.info:
+            self.info = script.info['lectures']
         else:
-            self.master_file = self.root / DEFAULT_MASTER_FILE_NAME
+            self.info = []
+        if 'path' in self.info:
+            self.root = script.root / self.info['path']
+        else:
+            self.root = script.root
         list.__init__(self, self.read_files())
 
     def read_files(self):
@@ -89,32 +93,6 @@ class Lectures(list):
 
         return [self.parse_lecture_spec(arg)]
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_header_footer(filepath):
-        part = 0
-        header = ''
-        footer = ''
-        with filepath.open() as f:
-            for line in f:
-                # order of if-statements is important here!
-                if 'end lectures' in line:
-                    part = 2
-
-                if part == 0:
-                    header += line
-                if part == 2:
-                    footer += line
-
-                if 'start lectures' in line:
-                    part = 1
-        return header, footer
-
-    def update_lectures_in_master(self, r):
-        header, footer = self.get_header_footer(self.master_file)
-        body = ''.join(
-            ' ' * 4 + r'\input{' + number2filename(number) + '}\n' for number in r)
-        self.master_file.write_text(header + body + footer)
-
     def new_lecture(self):
         if len(self) != 0:
             new_lecture_number = self[-1].number + 1
@@ -129,22 +107,9 @@ class Lectures(list):
         new_lecture_path.touch()
         new_lecture_path.write_text(f'\\lecture{{{new_lecture_number}}}{{{date}}}{{}}\n')
 
-        if new_lecture_number == 1:
-            self.update_lectures_in_master([1])
-        else:
-            self.update_lectures_in_master([new_lecture_number - 1, new_lecture_number])
-
         self.read_files()
 
         lec = Lecture(new_lecture_path, self.course)
 
         return lec
 
-    def compile_master(self):
-        result = subprocess.run(
-            ['latexmk', '-f', '-interaction=nonstopmode', str(self.master_file)],
-            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-            cwd=str(self.root)
-        )
-        return result.returncode
diff --git a/scripts/script.py b/scripts/script.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e08d13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+
+from lectures import Lectures, number2filename
+from config import *
+
+class Script:
+    def __init__(self, course):
+        self.course = course
+        if 'script' in course.info:
+            self.info = course.info['script']
+        else:
+            self.info = []
+        if 'path' in self.info:
+            self.root = course.path / self.info['path']
+        else:
+            self.root = course.path
+        if 'master_file' in self.info:
+            self.master_file = self.root / self.info['master_file']
+        else:
+            self.master_file = self.root / DEFAULT_MASTER_FILE_NAME
+        self._lectures = None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_header_footer(filepath):
+        part = 0
+        header = ''
+        footer = ''
+        with filepath.open() as f:
+            for line in f:
+                # order of if-statements is important here!
+                if 'end lectures' in line:
+                    part = 2
+
+                if part == 0:
+                    header += line
+                if part == 2:
+                    footer += line
+
+                if 'start lectures' in line:
+                    part = 1
+        return header, footer
+
+    def new_lecture(self):
+        lec = self.lectures.new_lecture()
+        if lec.number == 1:
+            self.update_lectures_in_master([1])
+        else:
+            self.update_lectures_in_master([lec.number - 1, lec.number])
+        return lec
+
+    def update_lectures_in_master(self, r):
+        header, footer = self.get_header_footer(self.master_file)
+        body = ''.join(
+            ' ' * 4 + r'\input{' + number2filename(number) + '}\n' for number in r)
+        self.master_file.write_text(header + body + footer)
+
+    def compile_master(self):
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ['latexmk', '-f', '-interaction=nonstopmode', str(self.master_file)],
+            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            cwd=str(self.root)
+        )
+        return result.returncode
+
+    @property
+    def lectures(self):
+        if not self._lectures:
+            self._lectures = Lectures(self)
+        return self._lectures
+