diff --git a/ui/core/app/router.js b/ui/core/app/router.js
index 61566937f..6dbe00b3b 100644
--- a/ui/core/app/router.js
+++ b/ui/core/app/router.js
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ export default class Router extends EmberRouter {
 }
 
 Router.map(function () {
+
+  this.route('scopes', function() {
+    this.route('scope', { path: ':scope_id' });
+  });
+
   this.route('orgs', function () {
     this.route('org', { path: ':org_id' }, function () {
       this.route('projects', function () {
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ Router.map(function () {
         this.route('user', { path: ':user_id' }, function() {});
         this.route('new');
       });
-      
+
       this.route('roles', function() {
         this.route('role', { path: ':role_id' }, function() {});
         this.route('new');
diff --git a/ui/core/app/routes/scopes.js b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fff74b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
+
+export default class ScopesRoute extends Route {
+}
diff --git a/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope.js b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68201166e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
+
+export default class ScopesScopeRoute extends Route {
+
+  /**
+   * Attempts to load the specified scope from the API.  This is allowed
+   * to fail, since in some cases the user may not have permission to read a
+   * scope directly, but may have permission to read its resources.
+   * If the scope fails to load, we still proceed using a temporary scope object
+   * consisting of only the specified ID.
+   * @param {object} params
+   * @param {string} params.scope_id
+   * @return {Promise{ScopeModel}}
+   */
+  async model({ scope_id: id }) {
+    try {
+      return await this.store.findRecord('scope', id);
+    } catch {
+      const maybeExisting = this.store.peekRecord('scope', id);
+      // TODO it's unclear if this is reliable...
+      // we may need to revert to a POJO.
+      return maybeExisting || this.store.createRecord('scope', { id });
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/ui/core/app/templates/scopes.hbs b/ui/core/app/templates/scopes.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2147cab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/app/templates/scopes.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{outlet}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope.hbs b/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2147cab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{outlet}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/config.js b/ui/core/mirage/config.js
index 781a607d5..421f87a8f 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/config.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import config from '../config/environment';
-// import { Response } from 'miragejs';
+import { Response } from 'miragejs';
 
 export default function() {
 
@@ -16,66 +16,66 @@ export default function() {
   this.passthrough();
 
   // Scope resources
-  // org
 
-  this.get('/orgs');
-  this.post('/orgs');
-  this.get('/orgs/:id');
-  this.patch('/orgs/:id');
-  this.del('/orgs/:id');
-
-  // project
-
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/projects');
-  this.post('/orgs/:org_id/projects');
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/projects/:id');
-  this.patch('/orgs/:org_id/projects/:id');
-  this.del('/orgs/:org_id/projects/:id');
+  this.post('/scopes');
+  // To simulate a possible real-world case, org scopes are not returned,
+  // but project scopes are.
+  // TODO this should be expanded to support other scenarios.
+  this.get('/scopes/:id', ({ scopes }, { params: { id: scopeID } }) => {
+    const scope = scopes.find(scopeID);
+    if (scope.type !== 'project') {
+      return new Response(404, {}, {});
+    } else {
+      return scope;
+    }
+  });
+  this.patch('/scopes/:id');
+  this.del('/scopes/:id');
 
   // Auth & IAM resources
 
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/auth-methods');
-  this.post('/orgs/:org_id/auth-methods');
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/auth-methods/:id');
-  this.patch('/orgs/:org_id/auth-methods/:id');
-  this.del('/orgs/:org_id/auth-methods/:id');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/auth-methods');
+  this.post('/scopes/:scope_id/auth-methods');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/auth-methods/:id');
+  this.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/auth-methods/:id');
+  this.del('/scopes/:scope_id/auth-methods/:id');
 
   // IAM : Users
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/users');
-  this.post('/orgs/:org_id/users');
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/users/:id');
-  this.patch('/orgs/:org_id/users/:id');
-  this.del('/orgs/:org_id/users/:id');
-  
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/users');
+  this.post('/scopes/:scope_id/users');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/users/:id');
+  this.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/users/:id');
+  this.del('/scopes/:scope_id/users/:id');
+
   // IAM: Roles
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/roles');
-  this.post('/orgs/:org_id/roles');
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/roles/:id');
-  this.patch('/orgs/:org_id/roles/:id');
-  this.del('/orgs/:org_id/roles/:id');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/roles');
+  this.post('/scopes/:scope_id/roles');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:id');
+  this.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:id');
+  this.del('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:id');
 
   // group
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/groups');
-  this.post('/orgs/:org_id/groups');
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/groups/:id');
-  this.patch('/orgs/:org_id/groups/:id');
-  this.del('/orgs/:org_id/groups/:id');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/groups');
+  this.post('/scopes/:scope_id/groups');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/groups/:id');
+  this.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/groups/:id');
+  this.del('/scopes/:scope_id/groups/:id');
 
   // Other resources
   // host-catalog
 
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/projects/:project_id/host-catalogs');
-  this.post('/orgs/:org_id/projects/:project_id/host-catalogs');
-  this.get('/orgs/:org_id/projects/:project_id/host-catalogs/:id');
-  this.patch('/orgs/:org_id/projects/:project_id/host-catalogs/:id');
-  this.del('/orgs/:org_id/projects/:project_id/host-catalogs/:id');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs');
+  this.post('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:id');
+  this.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:id');
+  this.del('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:id');
 
   // Uncomment the following line and the Response import above
   // Then change the response code to simulate error responses.
-  // this.get('/orgs/:org_id/projects', () => new Response(505));
+  // this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/projects', () => new Response(505));
 
   // Update error payload to simulate specific error responses.
-  // this.get('/orgs/:org_id/projects', () => new Response(505, {}, {
+  // this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/projects', () => new Response(505, {}, {
   //   errors: [{
   //     status: 505,
   //     message: 'HTTP version not supported.',
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/factories/scope.js b/ui/core/mirage/factories/scope.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..703e80ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/factories/scope.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import factory from '../generated/factories/scope';
+import { trait } from 'ember-cli-mirage';
+
+export default factory.extend({
+
+  type: 'global',
+
+  withChildren: trait({
+    afterCreate(record, server) {
+      if (record.type === 'global') {
+        server.createList('scope', 1, {
+          type: 'org',
+          scope: { id: record.id, type: record.type }
+        }, 'withChildren');
+      }
+      if (record.type === 'org') {
+        server.createList('scope', 5, {
+          type: 'project',
+          scope: { id: record.id, type: record.type }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+});
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/generated/factories/scope.js b/ui/core/mirage/generated/factories/scope.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc574d3cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/generated/factories/scope.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Factory } from 'ember-cli-mirage';
+import { random, date } from 'faker';
+
+/**
+ * GeneratedScopeModelFactory
+ */
+export default Factory.extend({
+
+  name: () => random.words(),
+  description: () => random.words(),
+  created_time: () => date.recent(),
+  updated_time: () => date.recent(),
+  disabled: () => random.boolean(),
+
+});
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js b/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js
index d4e4dc2b7..f143f6ec6 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ export default function(server) {
 
   // Scope resources
 
-  server.createList('org', 3);
-  server.createList('project', 6);
+  server.create('scope', null, 'withChildren');
 
   // Auth
 
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/serializers/scope.js b/ui/core/mirage/serializers/scope.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfb33f398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/serializers/scope.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import ApplicationSerializer from './application';
+
+export default ApplicationSerializer.extend({
+  modelName: 'scope'
+});
diff --git a/ui/core/package.json b/ui/core/package.json
index 02bcc7ea3..f6ae93043 100644
--- a/ui/core/package.json
+++ b/ui/core/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "ember-cli-template-lint": "^1.0.0-beta.3",
     "ember-cli-uglify": "^3.0.0",
     "ember-data": "~3.16.0",
+    "ember-data-model-fragments": "5.0.0-beta.0",
     "ember-exam": "^5.0.1",
     "ember-export-application-global": "^2.0.1",
     "ember-fetch": "^7.0.0",
diff --git a/ui/core/tests/unit/routes/scopes-test.js b/ui/core/tests/unit/routes/scopes-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06a5af092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/tests/unit/routes/scopes-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Route | scopes', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  test('it exists', function(assert) {
+    let route = this.owner.lookup('route:scopes');
+    assert.ok(route);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/core/tests/unit/routes/scopes/scope-test.js b/ui/core/tests/unit/routes/scopes/scope-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62c97d9f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/tests/unit/routes/scopes/scope-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Route | scopes/scope', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  test('it exists', function(assert) {
+    let route = this.owner.lookup('route:scopes/scope');
+    assert.ok(route);
+  });
+});