diff --git a/lms/static/js/collections/cohort.js b/lms/static/js/collections/cohort.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c4d83788b3..0000000000
--- a/lms/static/js/collections/cohort.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-(function(Backbone) {
-    var CohortCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
-        model : this.CohortModel,
-        comparator: "name",
-
-        parse: function(response) {
-            return response.cohorts;
-        }
-    });
-    this.CohortCollection = CohortCollection;
-}).call(this, Backbone);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/groups/collections/cohort.js b/lms/static/js/groups/collections/cohort.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12f524ce26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/js/groups/collections/cohort.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+var edx = edx || {};
+
+(function(Backbone, CohortModel) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    edx.groups = edx.groups || {};
+
+    edx.groups.CohortCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
+        model : CohortModel,
+        comparator: "name",
+
+        parse: function(response) {
+            return response.cohorts;
+        }
+    });
+}).call(this, Backbone, edx.groups.CohortModel);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/models/cohort.js b/lms/static/js/groups/models/cohort.js
similarity index 86%
rename from lms/static/js/models/cohort.js
rename to lms/static/js/groups/models/cohort.js
index 4696351428..e5d9a19144 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/models/cohort.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/groups/models/cohort.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+var edx = edx || {};
+
 (function(Backbone) {
-    var CohortModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
+    'use strict';
+
+    edx.groups = edx.groups || {};
+
+    edx.groups.CohortModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
         idAttribute: 'id',
         defaults: {
             name: '',
@@ -20,6 +26,4 @@
             group_id: null
         }
     });
-
-    this.CohortModel = CohortModel;
 }).call(this, Backbone);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/views/cohort_editor.js b/lms/static/js/groups/views/cohort_editor.js
similarity index 98%
rename from lms/static/js/views/cohort_editor.js
rename to lms/static/js/groups/views/cohort_editor.js
index bb9294689c..c38af29d14 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/views/cohort_editor.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/groups/views/cohort_editor.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+var edx = edx || {};
+
 (function(Backbone, _, $, gettext, ngettext, interpolate_text, NotificationModel, NotificationView) {
-    var CohortEditorView = Backbone.View.extend({
+    'use strict';
+
+    edx.groups = edx.groups || {};
+
+    edx.groups.CohortEditorView = Backbone.View.extend({
         events : {
             "submit .cohort-management-group-add-form": "addStudents"
         },
@@ -202,6 +208,4 @@
             }
         }
     });
-
-    this.CohortEditorView = CohortEditorView;
 }).call(this, Backbone, _, $, gettext, ngettext, interpolate_text, NotificationModel, NotificationView);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/views/cohorts.js b/lms/static/js/groups/views/cohorts.js
similarity index 96%
rename from lms/static/js/views/cohorts.js
rename to lms/static/js/groups/views/cohorts.js
index 85e723e5f2..12cdf91978 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/views/cohorts.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/groups/views/cohorts.js
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-(function($, _, Backbone, gettext, interpolate_text, CohortEditorView, NotificationModel, NotificationView, FileUploaderView) {
+var edx = edx || {};
+
+(function($, _, Backbone, gettext, interpolate_text, CohortEditorView,
+          NotificationModel, NotificationView, FileUploaderView) {
+    'use strict';
+
     var hiddenClass = 'is-hidden',
         disabledClass = 'is-disabled';
 
-    this.CohortsView = Backbone.View.extend({
+    edx.groups = edx.groups || {};
+
+    edx.groups.CohortsView = Backbone.View.extend({
         events : {
             'change .cohort-select': 'onCohortSelected',
             'click .action-create': 'showAddCohortForm',
@@ -226,6 +233,6 @@
         getSectionCss: function (section) {
             return ".instructor-nav .nav-item a[data-section='" + section + "']";
         }
-
     });
-}).call(this, $, _, Backbone, gettext, interpolate_text, CohortEditorView, NotificationModel, NotificationView, FileUploaderView);
+}).call(this, $, _, Backbone, gettext, interpolate_text, edx.groups.CohortEditorView,
+    NotificationModel, NotificationView, FileUploaderView);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/views/cohorts_spec.js b/lms/static/js/spec/groups/views/cohorts_spec.js
similarity index 99%
rename from lms/static/js/spec/views/cohorts_spec.js
rename to lms/static/js/spec/groups/views/cohorts_spec.js
index d3ff4cbfbb..a592e0b5f3 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/views/cohorts_spec.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/groups/views/cohorts_spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 define(['backbone', 'jquery', 'js/common_helpers/ajax_helpers', 'js/common_helpers/template_helpers',
-        'js/views/cohorts', 'js/collections/cohort', 'string_utils'],
+        'js/groups/views/cohorts', 'js/groups/collections/cohort', 'string_utils'],
     function (Backbone, $, AjaxHelpers, TemplateHelpers, CohortsView, CohortCollection) {
         describe("Cohorts View", function () {
             var catLoversInitialCount = 123, dogLoversInitialCount = 456, unknownUserMessage,
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/main.js b/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
index 856c6289f0..a0bebd885c 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
             'js/staff_debug_actions': 'js/staff_debug_actions',
 
             // Backbone classes loaded explicitly until they are converted to use RequireJS
-            'js/views/file_uploader': 'js/views/file_uploader',
-            'js/models/cohort': 'js/models/cohort',
-            'js/collections/cohort': 'js/collections/cohort',
-            'js/views/cohort_editor': 'js/views/cohort_editor',
-            'js/views/cohorts': 'js/views/cohorts',
-            'js/views/notification': 'js/views/notification',
             'js/models/notification': 'js/models/notification',
+            'js/views/file_uploader': 'js/views/file_uploader',
+            'js/views/notification': 'js/views/notification',
+            'js/groups/models/cohort': 'js/groups/models/cohort',
+            'js/groups/collections/cohort': 'js/groups/collections/cohort',
+            'js/groups/views/cohort_editor': 'js/groups/views/cohort_editor',
+            'js/groups/views/cohorts': 'js/groups/views/cohorts',
             'js/student_account/account': 'js/student_account/account',
             'js/student_account/views/FormView': 'js/student_account/views/FormView',
             'js/student_account/models/LoginModel': 'js/student_account/models/LoginModel',
@@ -280,23 +280,25 @@
                 exports: 'edx.instructor_dashboard.ecommerce.ExpiryCouponView',
                 deps: ['backbone', 'jquery', 'underscore']
             },
-            'js/models/cohort': {
-                exports: 'CohortModel',
+            'js/groups/models/cohort': {
+                exports: 'edx.groups.CohortModel',
                 deps: ['backbone']
             },
-            'js/collections/cohort': {
-                exports: 'CohortCollection',
-                deps: ['backbone', 'js/models/cohort']
+            'js/groups/collections/cohort': {
+                exports: 'edx.groups.CohortCollection',
+                deps: ['backbone', 'js/groups/models/cohort']
             },
-            'js/views/cohort_editor': {
-                exports: 'CohortsEditor',
-                deps: ['backbone', 'jquery', 'underscore', 'js/views/notification', 'js/models/notification',
+            'js/groups/views/cohort_editor': {
+                exports: 'edx.groups.CohortsEditor',
+                deps: [
+                    'backbone', 'jquery', 'underscore', 'js/views/notification', 'js/models/notification',
                     'string_utils'
                 ]
             },
-            'js/views/cohorts': {
-                exports: 'CohortsView',
-                deps: ['jquery', 'underscore', 'backbone', 'gettext', 'string_utils', 'js/views/cohort_editor',
+            'js/groups/views/cohorts': {
+                exports: 'edx.groups.CohortsView',
+                deps: [
+                    'jquery', 'underscore', 'backbone', 'gettext', 'string_utils', 'js/groups/views/cohort_editor',
                     'js/views/notification', 'js/models/notification', 'js/views/file_uploader'
                 ]
             },
@@ -310,7 +312,8 @@
             },
             'js/views/file_uploader': {
                 exports: 'FileUploaderView',
-                deps: ['backbone', 'jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'string_utils', 'js/views/notification',
+                deps: [
+                    'backbone', 'jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'string_utils', 'js/views/notification',
                     'js/models/notification', 'jquery.fileupload'
                 ]
             },
@@ -505,12 +508,12 @@
     // TODO: why do these need 'lms/include' at the front but the CMS equivalent logic doesn't?
     define([
         // Run the LMS tests
-        'lms/include/js/spec/views/cohorts_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/photocapture_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/staff_debug_actions_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/views/notification_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/views/file_uploader_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/dashboard/donation.js',
+        'lms/include/js/spec/groups/views/cohorts_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/shoppingcart/shoppingcart_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/instructor_dashboard/ecommerce_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/student_account/account_spec.js',
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html
index a3e389f271..733b5a90ab 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/models/notification.js')}"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/views/notification.js')}"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/views/file_uploader.js')}"></script>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/models/cohort.js')}"></script>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/collections/cohort.js')}"></script>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/views/cohort_editor.js')}"></script>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/views/cohorts.js')}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/groups/models/cohort.js')}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/groups/collections/cohort.js')}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/groups/views/cohort_editor.js')}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/groups/views/cohorts.js')}"></script>
 </%block>
 
 ## Include Underscore templates
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/membership.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/membership.html
index 2d18373c37..3d61a5ada6 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/membership.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/membership.html
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@
         $(document).ready(function() {
             var cohortManagementElement = $('.cohort-management');
             if (cohortManagementElement.length > 0) {
-                var cohorts = new CohortCollection();
+                var cohorts = new edx.groups.CohortCollection();
                 cohorts.url = cohortManagementElement.data('ajax_url');
-                var cohortsView = new CohortsView({
+                var cohortsView = new edx.groups.CohortsView({
                     el: cohortManagementElement,
                     model: cohorts,
                     advanced_settings_url: cohortManagementElement.data('advanced-settings-url'),