diff --git a/server/api/schema.py b/server/api/schema.py
index 2bfb147c..f52cc2dd 100644
--- a/server/api/schema.py
+++ b/server/api/schema.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from users.mutations import ProfileMutations
 
 
 class CustomQuery(UsersQuery, AllUsersQuery, ModuleRoomsQuery, RoomsQuery, ObjectivesQuery, BookQuery, AssignmentsQuery,
-            StudentSubmissionQuery, BasicKnowledgeQuery, PortfolioQuery, SurveysQuery, AllNewsTeasersQuery, graphene.ObjectType):
+                  StudentSubmissionQuery, BasicKnowledgeQuery, PortfolioQuery, SurveysQuery, AllNewsTeasersQuery, graphene.ObjectType):
     node = relay.Node.Field()
 
     if settings.DEBUG:
diff --git a/server/basicknowledge/migrations/0008_auto_20211020_1202.py b/server/basicknowledge/migrations/0008_auto_20211020_1202.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5194e011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/basicknowledge/migrations/0008_auto_20211020_1202.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.24 on 2021-10-20 12:02
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('basicknowledge', '0007_basicknowledge_intro'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='InstrumentType',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
+                ('category', models.CharField(choices=[('language_communication', 'Sprache & Kommunikation'), ('society', 'Gesellschaft'), ('interdisciplinary', 'Überfachliches Instrument')], max_length=100)),
+            ],
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='basicknowledge',
+            name='new_type',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT, to='basicknowledge.InstrumentType'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/server/basicknowledge/models.py b/server/basicknowledge/models.py
index 128b95f3..dc317e7e 100644
--- a/server/basicknowledge/models.py
+++ b/server/basicknowledge/models.py
@@ -1,13 +1,31 @@
 from django.db import models
 from wagtail.admin.edit_handlers import FieldPanel, StreamFieldPanel
-from wagtail.core.fields import StreamField, RichTextField
+from wagtail.core.fields import RichTextField, StreamField
 from wagtail.images.blocks import ImageChooserBlock
 
-from books.blocks import LinkBlock, VideoBlock, DocumentBlock, SectionTitleBlock, InfogramBlock, \
-    GeniallyBlock, InstrumentTextBlock, SubtitleBlock, ThinglinkBlock
+from books.blocks import DocumentBlock, GeniallyBlock, InfogramBlock, InstrumentTextBlock, LinkBlock, SectionTitleBlock, \
+    SubtitleBlock, ThinglinkBlock, VideoBlock
 from core.constants import DEFAULT_RICH_TEXT_FEATURES
 from core.wagtail_utils import StrictHierarchyPage
 
+LANGUAGE_COMMUNICATION = 'language_communication'
+SOCIETY = 'society'
+INTERDISCIPLINARY = 'interdisciplinary'
+
+CATEGORY_CHOICES = (
+    (LANGUAGE_COMMUNICATION, 'Sprache & Kommunikation'),
+    (SOCIETY, 'Gesellschaft'),
+    (INTERDISCIPLINARY, 'Überfachliches Instrument'),
+)
+
+
+class InstrumentType(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+    category = models.CharField(
+        max_length=100,
+        choices=CATEGORY_CHOICES
+    )
+
 
 class BasicKnowledge(StrictHierarchyPage):
     parent_page_types = ['books.book']
@@ -27,19 +45,11 @@ class BasicKnowledge(StrictHierarchyPage):
         ('subtitle', SubtitleBlock()),
     ], null=True, blank=True)
 
-    LANGUAGE_COMMUNICATION = 'language_communication'
-    SOCIETY = 'society'
-    INTERDISCIPLINARY = 'interdisciplinary'
-
-    TYPE_CHOICES = (
-        (LANGUAGE_COMMUNICATION, 'Sprache & Kommunikation'),
-        (SOCIETY, 'Gesellschaft'),
-        (INTERDISCIPLINARY, 'Überfachliches Instrument'),
-    )
+    new_type = models.ForeignKey(InstrumentType, null=True, on_delete=models.PROTECT)
 
     type = models.CharField(
         max_length=100,
-        choices=TYPE_CHOICES
+        choices=CATEGORY_CHOICES
     )
 
     content_panels = [
diff --git a/server/basicknowledge/queries.py b/server/basicknowledge/queries.py
index 3481c057..73cd774d 100644
--- a/server/basicknowledge/queries.py
+++ b/server/basicknowledge/queries.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class InstrumentNode(DjangoObjectType):
 
 class BasicKnowledgeQuery(object):
     instrument = graphene.Field(InstrumentNode, slug=graphene.String(), id=graphene.ID())
-    instruments = DjangoFilterConnectionField(InstrumentNode)
+    instruments = graphene.List(InstrumentNode)
 
     def resolve_instrument(self, info, **kwargs):
         slug = kwargs.get('slug')
diff --git a/server/schema.graphql b/server/schema.graphql
index 2ca10551..b835edf2 100644
--- a/server/schema.graphql
+++ b/server/schema.graphql
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ type CustomQuery {
   project(id: ID, slug: String): ProjectNode
   projects: [ProjectNode]
   instrument(slug: String, id: ID): InstrumentNode
-  instruments(offset: Int, before: String, after: String, first: Int, last: Int, slug: String, type: String): InstrumentNodeConnection
+  instruments: [InstrumentNode]
   studentSubmission(id: ID!): StudentSubmissionNode
   assignment(id: ID!): AssignmentNode
   assignments(offset: Int, before: String, after: String, first: Int, last: Int): AssignmentNodeConnection