diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f11b755..66f8fb50 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .idea/
+.vscode/
diff --git a/model/user.py b/model/user.py
index bb327084..96d728a1 100644
--- a/model/user.py
+++ b/model/user.py
@@ -1 +1,80 @@
 """Data model to represent an individual user."""
+from model.permissions import Permissions
+
+
+class User:
+    """Represent a user with related fields and methods."""
+
+    __slack_id = ""
+    __name = ""
+    __email = ""
+    __github_username = ""
+    __major = ""
+    __position = ""
+    __biography = ""
+    __image_url = ""
+    __permissions_level = Permissions.member
+
+    def __init__(self, slack_id):
+        """Initialize the user with a given Slack ID."""
+        self.__slack_id = slack_id
+
+    def get_slack_id(self):
+        """Return this user's Slack ID."""
+        return self.__slack_id
+
+    def get_email(self):
+        """Return this user's email."""
+        return self.__email
+
+    def set_email(self, email):
+        """Set this user's email to the given argument."""
+        self.__email = email
+
+    def get_github_username(self):
+        """Return this user's Github username."""
+        return self.__github_username
+
+    def set_github_username(self, github_username):
+        """Set this user's Github username to the given argument."""
+        self.__github_username = github_username
+
+    def get_major(self):
+        """Return this user's major."""
+        return self.__major
+
+    def set_major(self, major):
+        """Set this user's major to the given argument."""
+        self.__major = major
+
+    def get_position(self):
+        """Return this user's position."""
+        return self.__position
+
+    def set_position(self, position):
+        """Set this user's position to the given argument."""
+        self.__position = position
+
+    def get_biography(self):
+        """Return this user's biography."""
+        return self.__biography
+
+    def set_biography(self, biography):
+        """Set this user's biography to the given argument."""
+        self.__biography = biography
+
+    def get_image_url(self):
+        """Return this user's image URL."""
+        return self.__image_url
+
+    def set_image_url(self, image_url):
+        """Set this user's image URL to the given argument."""
+        self.__image_url = image_url
+
+    def get_permissions_level(self):
+        """Return this user's permissions level."""
+        return self.__permissions_level
+
+    def set_permissions_level(self, permissions_level):
+        """Set this user's permissions level to the given argument."""
+        self.__permissions_level = permissions_level
diff --git a/tests/model/user_test.py b/tests/model/user_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..166c0cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/model/user_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+"""Test the data model for a user."""
+from model.permissions import Permissions
+from model.user import User
+
+
+def test_get_slack_id():
+    """Test the User class method get_slack_id()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    assert user.get_slack_id() == "U0G9QF9C6"
+
+
+def test_get_email():
+    """Test the User class method get_email()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    assert user.get_email() == ""
+
+
+def test_set_email():
+    """Test the User class method set_email()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    user.set_email("email@example.com")
+    assert user.get_email() == "email@example.com"
+
+
+def test_get_github_username():
+    """Test the User class method get_github_username()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    assert user.get_github_username() == ""
+
+
+def test_set_github_username():
+    """Test the User class method set_github_username()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    user.set_github_username("username")
+    assert user.get_github_username() == "username"
+
+
+def test_get_major():
+    """Test the User class method get_major()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    assert user.get_major() == ""
+
+
+def test_set_major():
+    """Test the User class method set_major()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    user.set_major("Computer Science")
+    assert user.get_major() == "Computer Science"
+
+
+def test_get_position():
+    """Test the User class method get_position()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    assert user.get_position() == ""
+
+
+def test_set_position():
+    """Test the User class method set_position()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    user.set_position("Developer")
+    assert user.get_position() == "Developer"
+
+
+def test_get_image_url():
+    """Test the User class method get_image_url()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    assert user.get_image_url() == ""
+
+
+def test_set_image_url():
+    """Test the User class method set_image_url()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    user.set_image_url("https://example.com/image.jpg")
+    assert user.get_image_url() == "https://example.com/image.jpg"
+
+
+def test_get_permissions_level():
+    """Test the User class method get_permissions_level()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    assert user.get_permissions_level() == Permissions.member
+
+
+def test_set_permissions_level():
+    """Test the User class method set_permissions_level()."""
+    user = User("U0G9QF9C6")
+    user.set_permissions_level(Permissions.admin)
+    assert user.get_permissions_level() == Permissions.admin